OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is finalizing a new rule that allows workers to choose a union rep to accompany OSHA inspectors during a facility tour. This rep…

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the third cycle of their certification portal will open in April, and service contractors have until July 1 to submit…

Starting April 1, 2024, the new fast-food minimum wage will come into effect for Californians. Per Assembly Bill AB 1228, the new minimum wage will increase to $20/hour for certain…

There has been much confusion regarding the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement’s expansion to California’s Paid Sick Leave law. However, employers have received news clarifying how this expansion should be…

The NLRB’s controversial joint employer rule, originally set to take effect on March 11, was recently struck down by a federal court judge in Texas. Although controversial, the rule’s goal…

The highly anticipated Workers’ Bill of Rights was recently published by NYC officials, and businesses must provide a copy to new and current employees by July 1, 2024. The Bill…

Two states, Colorado and Washington, are likely to begin banning employers from having mandatory employee meetings about religion and politics. These meetings, also called “captive audience meetings,” are often mandated…

California employers have until May 8, 2024, to report their 2023 pay data. Employers might be familiar with the original pay data law passed in 2020 and the amendments made…

Soon, it will be harder for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors.  Under the Department of Labor, the administration revoked a rule allowing businesses to classify workers as independent…

VertiSource HR, an ASO and PEO services company, discusses why PEO services are trending towards skill-based hiring.

VertiSource HR, a benefits administration and outsourcing HR company, discusses how outsourcing HR can address high employee turnover.

We are big believers in the concept of introducing new technologies that make HR teams better at what they do. So it should be no surprise that we are also…

VertiSource HR, a benefits administration company, discusses why companies should consider enhancing their employee benefits package with voluntary options in 2024.

Open enrollment for the 2024 plan year has come and gone. That doesn’t mean benefits administrators are now on holiday for the next nine months. To the contrary, they have…

Every industry has its jargon. Such is the case with outsourced HR and payroll. We use terms that people outside the industry would not be expected to know or understand.…

Pay transparency is one of the hottest trends in state labor laws. New York became the latest to require pay transparency when a new law took effect in mid-September 2023.…

Last year, the IRS issued new regulations dictating how businesses file their tax paperwork. Beginning 2024, nearly all businesses will have to file electronically. It isn’t limited simply to tax…

Companies looking to outsource employee benefits administration often turn to their insurance brokers. That is not a bad idea if benefits administration is the only HR function a company needs…

Accounting and bookkeeping are two distinctly different jobs. Although there is some overlap between the two, there are certain things accountants can do that bookkeepers cannot. That is why growing…

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its final rule that expands the litmus test for determining when two business entities are joint employers. Unfortunately, the final rule tracks…