Want to claim 401(k) tax credits worth up to $16,500? Ready to attract and retain employees with a better benefits package that lets them save for retirement? If so, you might be interested in starting a 401(k). But to do that, you need to know how to set up a 401(k) in your small business.
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What You Need to Know About a Conflict of Interest in the Workplace
February 26, 2026Many different issues can come up in business. At some point, there might be a conflict of interest in the workplace. To ensure business operations run smoothly, you have to take action and do what’s best for your company.
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Learn How to Calculate Your Absenteeism Rate, and Use It, Today
February 19, 2026From time to time, employees miss work. Expecting employees to come in every day throughout the year is likely unrealistic. But when employees make a habit of missing work unexpectedly, their absences can set your business back. Learn how to calculate your business’s absenteeism rate to reduce absenteeism in the workplace.
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How to Calculate a Full-time Equivalent Employee
February 19, 2026As an employer, at some point or another, you may have stumbled across the term “full-time equivalent employee.” Maybe you noticed it while researching information about the Paycheck Protection Program loan. Or, maybe you came across it while looking into COBRA. Whatever the case may be, you should know how to calculate a full-time equivalent […]
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Employee Termination Checklist: Steps, Forms, and Final Paycheck
February 10, 2026Over 3 million employees quit their jobs in December 2025. Thousands of quits happen in businesses nationwide every day. In some cases, there’s not much you can do to stop it from happening in your business. But, you must respond to it. One way to make employee separations easier is to have a termination checklist […]
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44% Won’t Apply Without Pay Transparency: What Job Seekers Expect in 2026 [Survey]
February 10, 2026Our survey of 1,000 Americans who applied for jobs in the past year across multiple industries shows that pay transparency is no longer a nice-to-have. It has become a deciding factor in whether candidates trust an employer enough to engage at all.
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How to Keep Payroll Compliant in 2026 [7 Steps]
January 27, 2026Staying payroll‑compliant in 2026 is both essential and increasingly difficult. Payroll compliance means following all federal, state, and local wage, tax, and reporting laws when paying employees. New state rules, multi‑state hiring, and faster enforcement can trigger IRS penalties, wage claims, and costly rework.
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How to Eliminate Payroll Headaches for Real Estate Brokers
January 23, 2026Real estate payroll is anything but routine. Agents earn irregular commissions, offices blend W-2 staff with 1099 agents, and multi-state deals trigger complex tax rules, making manual payroll a magnet for errors and penalties. The fastest path to fewer headaches is adopting real estate payroll software that calculates commissions, supports both W-2 and 1099 workers, […]
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Rhode Island TCI (Temporary Caregiver Insurance)
January 22, 2026In 1942, Rhode Island was the first state to offer Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) benefits to employees. Following the success of this program, Rhode Island created the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) program in 2013. Rhode Island TCI offers qualifying employees paid leave to care for their loved ones in certain situations.
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Student Loan Garnishments: Do You Have to Start Withholding for the Government?
January 9, 2026Approximately 42 million people have federal student loans, and more than five million are in default. And as of January 2026, federal student loan wage garnishment is restarting. Employers will be responsible for garnishing employees’ wages if they are in default.
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