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Check out our September 2025 News from the Vault Newsletter!

Over the next couple weeks, we will expand on this information and how it affects your workforce, business, taxes, and payroll. Fluid updates will be provided as they change here. The Independent Payroll Providers Association (IPPA) distributed the following information to help summarize and bring clarity to the newly passed Act.

An employee of ours had a brief coughing fit today, but she says she just had something caught in her throat. What do I do?

Payroll is the sort of thing we simply assume companies are getting right, unless a specific problem comes to light. The reality though is that a lot of businesses (and particularly smaller ones) often struggle with efficient and accurate payroll management.

Pre-employment screening helps companies avoid hiring the wrong employees by conducting background checks and drug screening. Here's what you should know.

Read on here for an example of how their pay is or is not affected.

Mark your calendars, because beginning January 1, 2021, several significant new employment laws will take effect in Colorado.

The days of using traditional clocking-in machines are over. Here's how cloud-based time tracking works, and how these systems save businesses time and money.

There are options that will allow you to stay within the boundaries of compliance. What are they? Read more here.

I’ve heard it said that termination always comes with risk. What does that mean?

Here are a few basic guidelines to follow to help keep the peace on a day of thanks.

Wondering how much money your employees should take home each month? Here's how to calculate net pay, and how it differs from gross pay.

One of my employees has requested time off to vote. My state doesn’t require voting leave, but this employee works in a different state, and we have employees located across the country. What do I need to do here?

Interested in offering commuter benefits at your workplace? Here's how both employees and employers can save money by implementing pre-tax transit benefits.

We encourage employers to visit our HR Support Center and search for “voting” to learn about the voting leave law in their state.

If you have questions about good intentions and hiring start dates based on age, even if for someone's wellbeing and safety, you need to read on!

What happens when an employee refuses to sign the handbook? Learn what you should do.

Can I deny FFCRA leave to an employee who has high schoolers attending class remotely who are able to take care of themselves during the day?

Payroll systems manage all aspects of the payroll process from actually paying employees to timekeeping and filing taxes. Here's how they help small businesses.

SeoSamba has completed updates to the website of the leading franchise brand Payroll Vault, to bring them into full WCAG compliance in accordance with the American Disabilities Act standards for the visually and hearing-impaired community.

This letter is designed to inform our clients and contacts of the Payroll Tax Deferral program that became available on September 1, 2020. Employers can choose to opt-in and are encouraged to speak to their employees regarding participation.

Wondering what it takes to manage payroll efficiently? We weigh in with 8 best-in-class tips, so you can create an effective payroll system for your company.

Managing payroll is a chore. Luckily, the days of having to do it all in-house are over. Here's how cloud payroll could simplify your company's payroll process.