Enacted in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governs federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor and recordkeeping laws. Failure to follow these laws may come with a price. The U.S. Department of Labor, which oversees the FLSA, says that it recovered an average of $706,000 in back wages per day in fiscal year 2020. […]
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Payroll on Autopilot: Your Time & Money Saver
Managing payroll is often regarded as an overwhelming and daunting task. From tracking the unique tax codes for each of your employees and the seemingly countless deduction options to determining whether each employee is an hourly or salaried worker, there are many details to be mindful of, all while avoiding making payroll-related errors. How automating […]
The Problems with Incomplete and Disorganized Records
An unorganized and inefficient payroll process is a recipe for eventual disaster. If you rely on paper processes, both manual data entries and a massive number of spreadsheets can yield more errors than most people realize. Plus, those mistakes may not only take weeks or months to uncover, but they take a long while to […]
How To Avoid Incorrect W-2 Forms
In addition to regular paychecks, employees receive another payroll document from the company they work for. That document is known as Form W-2. This important document provides a comprehensive overview of their income, including both gross income and taxable wages. W-2s also display the total amount of money that was withheld from someone’s pay over […]