How a Time Card Goof-up Can Cost You $30,000

How a Time Card Goof-up Can Cost You $30,000

Bobbi Best owns Blondies' Bistro in Grants Pass, Oregon. In December 2015, a man named Martin Robinson applied for a cook's position. In the restaurant industry, it is customary for job candidates to demonstrate cooking proficiency in a "working interview." As Best had routinely done with previous job candidates, she asked Robinson to sign a [...]
How a Time Card Goof-up Can Cost You $30,000

Workforce Management News: Making PBJ Compliance Simple

If you own or operate a long-term health care facility, you are now required to meet the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) requirements. Payroll Solutions wants to help you become a PBJ expert! We wish it was as simple as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich but, unfortunately, Payroll Based Journal is much more complex. [...]
How a Time Card Goof-up Can Cost You $30,000

Are Your Timesheets Accurate?

In today's article, I am directing my arguments to small business owners who use pen and paper timesheets. Why Paper Time Cards Can Put You at Risk of FLSA FinesHow often do you worry about labor law compliance? I'm talking about FLSA laws that govern minimum wage, child labor, and overtime pay. There are also [...]
Employee Recordkeeping: Are You In Compliance?

Employee Recordkeeping: Are You In Compliance?

One key component of regulatory compliance is proper recordkeeping. There are over 20 laws that affect employers and every one requires some form of personnel file maintenance. Lax Recordkeeping Puts You in Legal JeopardyWhen an employee brings an action against an employer, courts usually rule in favor of the employee if there are deficient records [...]
How Can I Improve My PBJ Reporting?

How Can I Improve My PBJ Reporting?

Regulatory compliance reporting can sometimes seem nebulous and fuzzy. Where does the report go when you send it to a massive federal agency? Does anyone actually do anything with it? Don't incorrectly assume that Payroll Based Journal data is lost in a vast ocean of digital bits and bytes when it is submitted to the [...]