Pay frequency, or how often you pay your team, is one of the first decisions you must make when you hire your first employee.
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A Closer Look at Salary Advance Agreements and Payroll Policies
August 20, 2026Have you ever had an employee ask you for a salary advance? Maybe they’ve hit a financial rough patch. Something unexpected, such as a medical emergency, might require more money than the employee has saved up.
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Employee Pay Adjustment: A Definitive Guide to Effectively Manage Changes in Wages
August 20, 2026Sometimes you need to change an employee’s pay. You must do certain things to ensure a smooth adjustment of the employee’s wages. Before you change an employee’s wages, make sure you understand pay adjustments and how to make them.
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What Is a Part-time Employee?
August 20, 2026As a small business owner, you might not want to hire full-time employees for every position. You may decide to hire a part-time employee instead. What is a part-time employee?
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Paid Time Off (PTO): How to Offer Your Employees PTO
August 20, 2026Thinking about giving your employees paid sick, personal, or vacation days? Why not combine them under one paid time off plan?
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What Is Overtime? Details Every Business Owner Needs to Know
August 20, 2026If you pay employees, you need to know about overtime pay laws and how they can affect your business. So, what is overtime? Dive into everything you need to know about overtime pay below.
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What Is Non-Taxable Income?
August 20, 2026Non-taxable wages are wages given to an employee or individual without any taxes withheld (income, federal, state, etc.). However, most wages that you pay out to your employee(s) are taxable. So when are wages non-taxable? The IRS definition of a non-taxable wage and other tax-exempt income is fairly narrow. (Please note that there are exceptions […]
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What Is a Nonexempt Employee?
August 20, 2026Worker classification is critical. After you’ve narrowed down whether a worker is an independent contractor vs. employee, you’re not done. You need to also figure out if an employee is nonexempt. What is a nonexempt employee?
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What Is New Hire Reporting?
August 20, 2026Hiring new employees is exciting, but it’s also filled with a lot of paperwork. From Form W-4 to Form I-9 and all the forms in between, there’s a lot to record. But, there is one more to add to the list, and you don’t want to forget it: new hire reporting.
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Your Guide to Take-home Pay
August 20, 2026As an employer, you are responsible for withholding various taxes from employees’ wages. After you subtract all of the taxes and other deductions, money left over is considered take-home pay. Read on to learn more about what is take-home pay and how to calculate it.
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