Your employees might have a change in family status while at your small business. An employee could get married, while another might give birth to or adopt a child. When your employees have a family status change, you need to update payroll records.
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What Is FMLA? The Rundown You Need to Know as a Small Business Owner
August 20, 2026As a small business owner, you may have a lot of questions about FMLA, starting with, What is FMLA? To help you better understand FMLA and your roles and responsibilities as an employer, here are the basics of the law, eligibility requirements, and how to remain compliant as an employer.
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What Is the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
August 20, 2026Before hiring a new employee, employers typically run background checks, or consumer reports, on the individual. The consumer report can reveal information like the applicant’s criminal and public records, as well as their credit report.
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A Look at Experience Rating Modification
August 20, 2026The average rate of illness or injury at the workplace can affect employers’ insurance costs. With workers compensation insurance, experience rating modification allows a group of businesses to share the risk of undergoing a loss. While the entire group’s losses can be predicted quite accurately, it is difficult to forecast which group member will experience […]
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What to Do When an Employee Is Exempt from Withholding
August 20, 2026Withholding taxes from employee wages is all part of Payroll 101. But, what happens when an employee is exempt from withholding?
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What Is an Exempt Employee?
August 20, 2026Are all of your employees eligible to receive overtime pay? Some employees are exempt from overtime pay and minimum wage laws. Exempt employee qualifications are determined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). To run payroll correctly, you need to be familiar with exempt employees. What is an exempt employee?
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The Basics of Payroll Tax Withholding
August 20, 2026When you have employees, you are responsible for paying them but not before taking out some money for payroll taxes. The IRS, Social Security Administration (SSA), and state and locality (if applicable) all require payroll tax withholding.
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Put HR in the Hands of Your Employees With Employee Self-service Portal
August 20, 2026Part of your job as a small business owner is ensuring your employees have what they need to succeed. Sometimes that means you have to handle employee requests when you’re busy. At other times, employees ask for important paperwork last minute. But, what if you don’t want to handle certain employee requests directly? An employee […]
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What Is Employee Leasing?
August 20, 2026Employee leasing can offer advantages to small business owners. Instead of directly hiring workers, the client company hires the services of a professional employee leasing organization. Also known as a professional employer organization (PEO), the leasing agency oversees everything from recruitment to HR administration.
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What to Include in an Employee Handbook
August 20, 2026Every business should follow a set of rules and procedures to keep operations running smoothly. As your small business grows, you will need a strong employee handbook to set expectations for employees. Knowing what to include in an employee handbook can help you better enforce your business’s rules and policies.
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