by Caroline | Apr 17, 2019 | Compliance, Labor Law, Taxes
Happy Tax Day! Monday was the 15th of April and as we know, official “pay up your taxes” day unless you are good with penalties. This is also the time of year that contractors realize their self-employment tax bill. Unfortunately, not all of them have put aside...
by Caroline | Oct 31, 2018 | Accountability, Compliance, Culture, Ethics, Vision
So here’s a scary statistic: For small businesses and non-profits with fewer than 100 employees, the average damage from employee fraud tallies up to $200,000. The numbers are actually lower for large businesses…Why? Probably because larger organizations find the time...
by Caroline | May 30, 2018 | Bullying, Company Culture, Compliance, Drama-Free Workplace, Values
No matter what kids’ show or holiday movie you grew up watching, bullies are almost universally represented as maladaptive kids from troubled homes who can’t show vulnerability and instead go around waging power struggles to make themselves feel less afraid in the...
by Caroline | Apr 4, 2018 | Compensation and Benefits, Compliance, Paid Sick Leave
PSL Has A New Meaning Recently, Austin became the first city in Texas to mandate paid sick leave (PSL) for non-governmental employers, requiring all companies with more than 15 employees to cover up to 64 hours of paid sick leave beginning October 1, 2018, and small...
by Caroline | Nov 28, 2016 | Communication, Compensation and Benefits, Compliance, Culture, FLSA, Hiring, HR Strategy, HRCompliance, Leadership, Management, Overtime
“Keep Calm and Gobble On” was the mantra for many of us after the Nov 22 decision by Judge Amos Mazzant, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, to halt a Department of Labor rule that would have made millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay....
