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- Minimum Wage California Local Minimum Wages Set to Rise July 1, 2026
- Workplace Safety California’s WVPP Annual Review: 7 Records to Pull Before Cal/OSHA Asks
- Multi-State Compliance The $80 drug test that can cost Utah employers up to $160 each
- Timekeeping Why a four-minute late lunch in California can cost you an hour of pay
- Benefits & Compensation California Pay Data Reports Are Due May 13. Your HRIS Needs the Pay Decision Record.
- Blog California SB 68 turns the menu into a recordkeeping problem
- Blog If a PAGA notice gets more specific, your records must too
- Employee Onboarding Form I-9 Updates 2026 That Break the Usual Fix-It Workflow
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Why a PEO is Suited for Benefits Administration
Companies looking to outsource employee benefits administration often turn to their insurance brokers. That is not a bad idea if…
Outsourcing Accounting to Keep Your Bookkeeper
Accounting and bookkeeping are two distinctly different jobs. Although there is some overlap between the two, there are certain things…
New Joint Employer Rule Opens the Door to Strange Arrangements
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its final rule that expands the litmus test for determining when two…
Learning & Development as Employee Retention Tools
A hot topic of discussion in our business is benefits administration. We hear a lot about benefits due to the…
Outsource to Get Access to Full Service Accounting
There comes a time when just about every emerging business needs to make a decision about accounting. An in-house bookkeeper…
Newsflash Not All HR Software Is the Same
The headline of this post was designed to get your attention by making a statement that seems all too obvious…
Upgrade Your HRIS and Get Rid of the Silos
’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS Cloud) is an industry-leading HR management package offering all the most critical functions in…
PEOs Can Offer Worker’s Compensation Risk Management and More
PEO companies offer different levels of service based on their business models. Some PEO services offer more while others offer…
4 Key HR Takeaways from the Office Vacancy Crisis
Now is not a good time to own office space. Ever since the start of the COVID pandemic, being a…
Compensation is #1 Priority for College Grads
There has been a lot of discussion over the last 12-18 months about the Great Resignation and how it demonstrates…
3 Pain Points You Might Have with Your HRIS
The computer age was supposed to make life easier by streamlining data management. No doubt we have seen vast improvements…
Onboarding: The Start of Employee Retention
Onboarding is an inevitable part of bringing in new hires. Every new hire, regardless of education or skill level, needs…
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