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I once overheard somebody say: “Overpay your employees by a dollar and you won’t hear anything, underpay your employees by a dollar and you’ll have a line out the door.” What does this mean? Accuracy is the single most important part of a payroll administrator’s job. Employers are responsible for paying their employees properly and … Continue reading What a First-Time Payroll Administrator Needs to Know

Welcome to Pay Matters, our monthly roundup of all the payroll and compliance news that you must know. Stay informed and in compliance with our monthly payroll alerts and insights. IRS Releases New Form I-9 On January 31, the IRS released an updated version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which includes minor changes to … Continue reading Pay Matters! March 2020

It’s arrived, it’s here, and it’s been put into effect this year – the new Department of Labor’s final overtime rule has changed the way you must calculate your employees’ overtime pay, and it affects every business, no matter the size or industry. This new DOL rule increased the overtime exemption threshold from $455 to … Continue reading Why the DOL’s Final Overtime Rule Matters for Skilled Nursing Facilities

The drastic change to Form W-4 and the entire federal income tax withholding process that took effect on January 1 this year (check out our blog article on the topic here) created lots of questions for employees, lots of compliance challenges for employers, and more than a little confusion for some HCM providers. Recent employer … Continue reading Is Your HCM Solution Keeping You in Compliance With the New Form W-4? Take This Challenge to Find Out

Fun fact: Screwing up payroll isn’t just frustrating for employees and a hassle for your organization, it’s also illegal. Eighty-two million U.S. employees – that’s 54% of the American workforce – are affected by payroll problems. And it takes just two payroll errors to send nearly half of U.S. employees looking for a new job. … Continue reading Proofreading Payroll: How Can I Be Sure It’s Done Right?

Ever since the Secretary of Health Services announced that 50% of all Medicare payments would be made using the value-based care model by 2018, all healthcare costs have been on the rise. For those that have still not integrated this model, it has been a challenge to keep up and fully transition. For others that … Continue reading HR Best Practices for a Smooth Value-Based Care Transition

Office romances are frequent and generate much interest – there are more than 300,000,000 search results on Google about love in the workplace. We all enjoy a great office love story, like the one between Pam and Jim in The Office, or a nonfiction one like Bill and Melinda Gates. Or you may have read … Continue reading Love and HR: What We Don’t Really Talk About!

When you want to dive into your field, one of the best things to do is attend a conference. For two to three days you can spend time immersed in industry trends, compliance, technology, and firsthand experience. The best part is learning what agencies like yours are implementing to drive better care and growth. We … Continue reading The Top Home Care Conferences You Should Know About

My mom once told me “In an age of technology and information, ignorance is a choice.” Yes, you can say my mom is pretty wise. In the end, like it or not, she is always right, and whenever I got caught doing something I wasn’t supposed to, it was just a “Don’t do it again” … Continue reading 3 Things That Will Get Your Skilled Nursing Facility Audited