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I-9 Scam Emails
A new scam is hitting email Inboxes nationwide, which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is warning employers to be aware of and not respond to the request. The scam emails are being sent to employers requesting employee Form I-9 information. The...
Do you have W9 information for all of your vendors?
Year-end is just around the corner. One of the early steps you can take to ease preparation for your year-end taxes is to ensure that your Vendor W9 information is in order. This article will give you good guidelines for a proper W9 information review. Many business...
USCIS Issues new I-9 Forms Effective September 18th
The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services have issued a new I-9 Form that employers will be required to use effective September 18, 2017. The new form is used by HR and anyone in the position of hiring new employees, to verify employment eligibility. The current rules...
OSHA Recordkeeping and Compliance
If you have 10 or more employees and are not in an exempt industry, you are responsible for logging any work-related injuries or accidents when they occur during the year, as well as summarizing the incidents annually. If your employees had any injuries that fall...
Juli Bacon Featured in Building Women publication
Building Women: NAHB PWB 2017 National Chair: Juli Bacon “I never believed in the glass ceiling. You can do whatever you want. Don’t put limits on yourself. If you want to build a house, build a house. Ask lots of questions. If you want help, ask somebody.” ...
Wellness Program Employer Obligations
Employers these days may have found that just offering basic medical, dental and vision benefits aren’t enough to attract and keep talent. Many look to offer additional incentives for employee wellness and health. Value adds such as wellness programs, fitness, onsite...
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Reopening under the PPP Flexibility Act
As many states are issuing reopening orders and Phase 2 conditions for businesses and public establishments, employers are ready to return their employees back into the workplace. Some employees are simply reestablishing their physical presence in the office, where...
Protests, Pandemic and Other Stressors in 2020
There is no doubt that 2020 has brought more than the fair share of unexpected chaos into our lives than any other year in recent history. Now going into the fourth month of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the recent death of Minneapolis man, George Floyd at the hands...
OSHA Provides Updated COVID-19 Enforcement Response Plans
New guidance has emerged effective May 26th related to how OSHA plans to investigate COVID-19 related hazards in the workplace. The new guidance will supersede OSHA's previous Interim Response Plan from earlier this spring. As the top priority for OSHA still remains...
Employment Lawsuits and Legal Actions on the Rise: How to Do the Right Thing
Just when we thought things were tough enough in this COVID-19 work environment, where the closing of businesses and the loss of productivity and business due to operational shut-down have wreaked havoc on the world economy, now there are legal issues that have...
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