How to Handle the Last Paycheck for a Terminated Employee Firing employees is never easy. They may have violated your company's code of conduct and need to be escorted out immediately. They may be very good people but just incapable of handling the work and stress of...

5 Ways the IRS Will Make You Pay Your Payroll Taxes If you don't pay your payroll taxes, the IRS has ways of persuading you to write that check. Click through low to reveal five surprising things the IRS can do to you if you're delinquent. The Internal Revenue Service...

The Pay-Date Rules for Choosing How Often to Pay Your Employees Whether you own a large corporation or a small business, knowing when to pay your employees is an essential part of the management process. In most areas, state law is the only rule you have to be aware...

OSHA Regulations and Why They Matter OSHA was established in 1971, and requires all employers, regardless of the industry, to provide a safe work environment for their employees. In the case of an accident, OSHA is part of the investigation process, but they also...

Nonprofits: Understanding the Tax Issues It's often assumed that nonprofits have no tax obligations at all, but that's not true. Nonprofits do get a lot of tax breaks, but managers of nonprofits still need to be well-versed in the tax code to make sure they're in...

Is This Your Situation: You're Facing Court-Ordered Wage Garnishments When wages are garnished, an employer must withhold a portion of a person's earnings for the payment of a debt. Most garnishments are made under a local court order that creditors file a few months...

Overtime Pay: Up to Speed on the Details Your business must comply with the minimums for calculating and paying overtime as required by federal and state laws. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor regulates overtime pay using the Fair Labor...

Putting a Stop to Workplace Violence Workplace violence is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening or disruptive behavior that occurs at your worksite. Threats and verbal abuse, as well as physical assaults, obviously...

How to Manage Employee Turnover Your company's ability to retain its brightest and most experienced staff keeps everything running smoothly day after day. Is turnover an inevitable part of the cost of doing business? Too often turnover decisions are the result of...

Being on Time: How to Handle the Unpunctual You not only expect employees to come to work on time, but also understand that being reliable is important. Staff coming in late can have significant time and cost consequences; chronic lateness can negatively affect...