As your business grows, so do your responsibilities as a business owner. Once you have 20 full-time equivalent employees and offer health insurance, you need to know about COBRA. What is COBRA? Do you have to offer it? Read on to get answers to these questions and more.
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How to Fill Out Form W-4: Helping Your Employees
When you hire a new employee, you must collect a completed Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate. This is how you determine federal income tax withholding. At some point in the onboarding process, an employee may ask you how to fill out Form W-4.
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What Is the Earned Income Tax Credit, and How Does it Work?
If you have a low- or moderate-income worker, they may be eligible for the earned income tax credit (EITC). Read on to learn all about the earned income credit, including who is eligible for it and how workers can claim the credit.
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Illinois Paid Leave: Paid Time Off for Any Reason
Are you an Illinois employer? Do you provide paid time off (PTO) to your employees? Providing paid time off is no longer a choice. It’s a state mandate. In March 2023, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed SB208 into law, requiring Illinois paid leave.
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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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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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