2016 was a turbulent year for business owners and employees alike. Here are the highlights of 2016: March 31st New York passes the nation’s strongest paid family leave program through an amendment to the existing Disability Benefits Law. Beginning January 1, 2018, employees who have worked for a covered employer for 26 or more consecutive…
The New York State Department of Labor announced on Wednesday, Dec. 28th, that it would be increasing the salary threshold applicable to exempt executive and administrative employees in New York State. This threshold divides the exempt from the nonexempt, demarcating which salaried employees are eligible to earn overtime based on their weekly salary. Currently, salaried…
Important date changes have been announced for tax filing 2016 W-2s and 1099 forms. The IRS has set the federal filing deadline for January 31, 2017, instead of the traditional February 28 due to date. The new earlier filing deadline is a result of a new federal law enacted last December that aims to make it…
If your employees are unaccustomed to clocking in and out, delivering the news that your company will begin officially tracking their time may be met with mixed emotions. It’s not uncommon for employees to express concern about being required to clock in and out. Usually, these fears are unfounded, and the sooner they know that, the better.…
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires all covered employers to keep certain records for each nonexempt worker, including hours worked each day and total hours worked each workweek. However, for smaller businesses, tracking employee time is often treated more casually. Employees may receive no instruction or information regarding how their time is monitored. Instead, supervisors are…
This year, both Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on the weekend. So what does that mean for your employees? You decide. While you aren’t required to give employees the day off for any holiday, most employers at least give employees the day off on federal holidays in order to sustain employee morale. However, with…
Compensatory time, or ‘comp time’ as it is better known, refers to the practice of granting employees extra time off instead of cash overtime wages as compensation when working overtime. Because this practice conflicts with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the practice of offering comp time as an alternative to overtime pay is illegal. “The most…
As you know, we designed the employee onboarding module to eliminate all paperwork during the onboarding process. Forms are generated electronically so employees can easily sign these forms online or on their smartphones. Once the employee is fully onboarded, these documents are saved to their profile, which the administrator can review. We’ve now added the option…
There are two new updates on the FingerCheck mobile app for supervisors! By “Approve Requests” in the side menu, you’ll notice that a number will appear if you have any pending employee requests. And, if you use FingerCheck360 payroll, you can now download a PDF of all your payroll costs directly to your smartphone using…
We’re excited to announce three new states to our roster of FingerCheck360-approved states! Companies in Connecticut, Georgia, and Virginia can now sign up for FingerCheck360, our full time and attendance & payroll solution. We are welcoming FingerCheck clients to sign up for FingerCheck360 as we move into the new year, and the migration from time tracking to full-fledged…
