You're trying to manage HR for your small business. What do you need to know to do your job effectively? What are some common HR mistakes to learn from? Find out in this blog!
Top 9 Small Business HR Mistakes Employers Should Avoid in 2025
We all know they’re required in your place of business, but what are some of the other requirements that you may not know? Here are some of the most frequently asked questions regarding labor law posters.
Incidents involving a workers’ compensation claim can raise your premiums. Pre-employment drug screening is one way to reduce workers’ compensation claims.
Whether you’re looking to hire your first employee or 100th employee, there is always a lot of resumes, faces, and a process that can sometimes blur your vision in selecting the candidate that will be the best fit employee for your business. Here are a few tips to keep in mind that may benefit you through the interview process.
As a business owner, you may hire both W-2 employees and 1099 independent contractors. If you are like many owners, you don’t always know how to classify workers- and this can lead to compliance issues. Classifying workers appropriately is critical because employees and contractors differ greatly in terms of taxes paid, withholding requirements, workers compensation, benefits, payroll tax filings, and more.
Among the various roles that ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) fulfills is to identify and remove threats to security in terms of illegal economic activities. In layman’s terms, this equates to controlling unauthorized workers in the US. In 2009, ICE collected roughly $1M in fines, and in 2013 that number rose to more than $15M, and this is a trend that will only continue to grow.
Putting your own handbook in place or simply downloading a handbook template from the web can get you into trouble. Make sure you consult a Human Resources expert before you put something together yourself. Watch the video below to learn more.
Automated time tracking services are geared toward providing highly accurate, real-time reporting and monitoring of employee work hours. This level of advanced technology has not existed for very long. Most employers, especially larger companies, use some form of digital time clock. However, for smaller and even medium-sized businesses, this is not the standard. But, it certainly should be.
Labor posters are required by law. All businesses that employee at least one employee are required to display current posters that explain federal and state law as it pertains to employees. And this is one area where you don’t want to be non-compliant because it can result in hefty fines. So, you know you need them, now, what are your options?
