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For nearly four months now, the world has kept the coronavirus pandemic in focus.  The CDC has bombarded us with infection data and images of masked people standing in unemployment lines.  Despite attempts to remain hopeful, there is yet another sinister threat lurking in the peripheral—cyber attacks.  Seeing the pandemic as an opportunity to prey … Read more

Orlando Aloysius Battista famously said, “An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.”  As a chemist, he would know a thing or two about trial and error, as well as making mistakes.  Although payroll may not be as challenging as rocket science or chemistry, it isn’t something you can do on … Read more

Whether you are a startup company or a veteran in your industry, there will come a time when you will need payroll resources.  Sure, it may seem like an easy thing to check off your to-do list.  So, you probably go to Google and type in “payroll resources.”  Within a nanosecond, a bunch of advertisements, … Read more

The Bill of Rights, which is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, guarantees certain rights to citizens of the United States of America.  One of the most cited amendments is the First Amendment, which grants citizens the right to exercise freedom of speech and peaceful assembly.  As our society embarks on a new era … Read more

“You must be a Seven.”  If you’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it a thousand times. Someone close to you, or maybe even a complete stranger, identifying you by a seemingly random number.  This usually comes on the heels of you doing or saying something that seems to pique the interest of the other … Read more

We’ve all said the wrong thing at one point or another.  In fact, my mouth must be a magnet for my foot, since my foot seems to land there so often!  I figure it has something to do with being a social person, so it’s largely a numbers game.  The more I say, the better … Read more

Health is all the rage right now.  You must remember when Billy Madison claimed, “You ain’t cool unless you pee your pants.”  Well, providing health insurance to employees is like that.  Kind of.  Not only is our society growing increasingly aware of health, but we are also focusing more on employee satisfaction.  Therefore, it is … Read more

The economy is no stranger to fluctuation.  Sometimes the highs and lows can feel like waves on the ocean, and if we aren’t prepared, it can leave us with a feeling of economic seasickness.  When the economy experiences lows, employers must face tough choices.  Among their decisions, they must decide how they will let employees … Read more

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses had never experienced a disaster.  Now, however, most U.S. businesses have been impacted, to some degree, by this crisis.  While we could hope that all businesses had a disaster recovery plan in place before this worldwide event, we know that’s not realistic.  Furthermore, sometimes it’s hard to know … Read more

We have discussed the Form I-9 on more than one occasion in the past year, largely due to the updated form.  Nevertheless, here we go again, with temporary I-9 policy changes to the verification documents. So, in case you aren’t familiar with the I-9, here is the backstory.  Also, we’ll detail the policy changes so … Read more