Time theft happens when an employee accepts pay from their employer for hours that have not been worked or for tasks that have not been completed. It is more common than many employers realize, one study found that one employee …
States Raising Minimum Wage in 2019 and 2020
Over 58% of the US workforce is paid hourly wages and about 2.3% of those workers are making the federal minimum wage or less.1 This makes minimum wage increases a pivotal issue for many workers and businesses. Our hourly workforce …
As Connecticut Raises the Minimum Wage, Payroll Compliance will become More Important
This week, Connecticut voted in a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. The plan is to raise the current rate of $10.10/hour to $11/hour by October, and then steadily increase the rate each year by $1 every 11 …
5 Steps Towards an Effective Payroll Management Software Solution
This is the final installment of our 4-part series on payroll management essentials. In our previous post, we touched on the key considerations on reporting tax-related items on payroll management. This final part sums everything up on how an automated …
3 Things to Consider When Running Payroll Management
This is part 3 in a 4-part series on payroll management essentials. In our previous post, we covered the complexities of tipped employees and how to incorporate those into your payroll management solution. This part looks at the introduction of …
The Tipped Employee: Calculating Tips in Payroll Management
This is part 2 in a 4 part series on payroll essentials. In our previous post, we talked about the core components of a payroll management solution. This part extends to tip calculation and processing payroll for tipped employees. …
Achieving Pay Stub Compliance in Hospitality Payroll Management
As the market drives towards more transparency in employment wage protection and visibility, both State and Federal agencies are looking to drive more legislation on employer’s ability to communicate wage rates with their employees. In New York, the Wage Theft …
Ensuring Compliance from Time Collection to Payroll Management
Managing an hourly staff in the hospitality business can introduce complexity when you begin to think about the different elements required to maintain compliance. Whether it is managing shifts, blended rates, tip credits or wage and labor rates, there are …
How Integrating Benefits Management and Payroll Management can Impact your Bottom Line
There is a lot of complexity entering the market with respect to hourly wage employees, one that is causing employers to evaluate their costs. With the proposed minimum wage legislation, the need to hire and keep top talent, and current …