State-mandated retirement plans are here to nudge (erhm, push) employers into helping employees save for their future. But, all the different rules and regulations can cause you to trip on your way to offering retirement plans.
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HR Software for Small Business: What Exactly Does It Do?
Is HR software for small business worth the price? How can it help your business stay on top of HR tasks like compliance, reporting, and employee information management?
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How to Build an Employee Benefits Package
Don’t let your #1 candidate pick or top-tier employee be the one who got away. Whether it’s an employer’s or employee’s market, the job market for top talent is competitive. You need a robust employee benefits package to attract and retain talent.
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State Disability Insurance: What Employers Need to Know
Here’s the situation: Your employee takes a little time off because they can’t physically work. What happens? They may be eligible for disability insurance benefits. Typically, you can elect to offer disability insurance to employees. However, five states have a mandatory state disability insurance program. Does your state require state disability insurance? Let’s get into […]
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Sign-on Bonus: Everything You Need to Know Before Offering One
You’re struggling to find good, quality candidates to fill an open position. Or, you’ve found the perfect candidate and want to sweeten the job offer. What do you do? In either case, you may consider offering a sign-on bonus.
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How to Simplify HR Processes When Compliance Feels Impossible
HR compliance can be a nightmare for overwhelmed small business owners. You need buttoned-up HR processes to avoid compliance-related penalties and lawsuits. This takes time—a commodity most business owners don’t have.
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Should You Use an Employee Handbook Builder?
Is creating, updating, and keeping a compliant company handbook stressful? Drafting a federal- and state-compliant handbook is daunting for many business owners and HR professionals. It can take weeks of research, writing, formatting, and editing. But it doesn’t have to. An employee handbook builder can streamline the process.
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Paid Time Off (PTO): How to Offer Your Employees PTO
Thinking about giving your employees paid sick, personal, or vacation days? Why not combine them under one paid time off plan?
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Minnesota Paid Sick Leave: Guide for Small Business Owners
Employers with employees working in Minnesota are responsible for offering paid sick leave. How much do you know about the Minnesota paid sick leave law, known as Earned Sick and Safe Time?
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What Is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Is it Taxable?
Benefits matter to 81% of employees, which means your benefits package is an important recruitment and retention tool. From traditional benefits, like health insurance, to newer benefits, like student loan repayment, you’re always looking for the next best thing. Have you heard of employee assistance program (EAP) benefits? What is EAP, exactly?
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