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Do you have employees complaining that one your managers is regularly abrasive and rude, yelling at employees and sometimes insulting them?

California state law regarding employee pay is changing in 2018. Here are several things you need to be aware of … The minimum wage has...

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a few bills effecting employers. Here is a list of bills all California employers should be watching:

How should you respond if you suspect that an employee is stealing?

There are a couple of things to consider before deciding when to terminate the relationship when an employee gives notice.

The USCIS has a new I-9 Form Desktop Widget. Also Starting Monday, September 18th all employers must use the revise form I-9 for all new emp

Monitoring employee is allowed but there are actions that an employer should take to make sure they are doing so within the law.

The U.S. Department of labor uses six criteria to determine if someone is an unpaid intern. It is important to review this criteria before t

The cost of misclassification will depend on several factors, such as how many employees are misclassified, how much extra money they...

New Form I-9 released by USCIS on July 17, 2017 must be used by employers beginning September 18, 2017 for all new employees.

Anybody out there just love to hire a new employee or two? Of course not. Hiring is a pain in your company’s backside.

It’s amazing how much you’d accomplish if you only learned to say the word, “No,” more often. Or, to be fair, three words, “No, thank you…”

Phishing seems like more of an outdated buzzword. In reality, phishing scam alerts abound in the small business world. Also referred to as s

Employee referral programs are a smart way to eliminate costs associated with professional recruiters, and utilizing in-house talent to find

A couple months back, LinkedIn posted an article highlighting the 12, most-valued employee traits. Number 2 on their list was...

On Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary...

In a recent Zap Payroll e-alert we mentioned that: "While there have been legal challenges and attempts by Congress to delay...

The new FLSA overtime rules go into effect officially on December 1st but when you need to implement it into your payroll depends on where t

Hiring a new employee is a big investment. According to a recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management, in their publication, R

Here is a recent question from a client... We are a small company with 15 employees and therefore not required to offer health insurance....