We are excited to introduce our powerful new online payroll feature, Payroll Preview. This advanced preview breaks down in detail each and every payroll cost – earnings, deductions, payroll tax liabilities, direct deposit, and employer contributions – before even submitting payroll. The report provides an in-depth and comprehensive summary of payroll data to be processed…
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Determining what should be paid for and what shouldn’t on a regular workday not seem difficult. For instance, the daily commute to and from work isn’t compensable, and a few minutes chatting with colleagues at the water cooler tends to go by un-penalized. However, have you ever stopped to think why? Instinctually you might say
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Due to the updated overtime law, salaried workers earning under $47,476 will be entitled to overtime come December 1st. By definition, salaried workers are salaried because they perform certain job duties, typically managerial, and are compensated solely based on the job they perform, not the hours they work. Depending on the demands of their workload however, many
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These days, there is no such thing as a standard vacation policy. The concept of a vacation policy has evolved from a set number of days a year to unlimited days year-round. Top companies offering unlimited paid time off – Twitter, CarMax, VMWare – theorize that without restraints on time off, employees are assumed to be
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Even the most forward-thinking, organized professional knows that family needs can’t be predicted or confined to a set schedule. Life with babies, children, and dependents follows an uncharted course and can be hectic, to say the least. However, in the United States, professionals who encounter a prolonged family crisis (planned or unplanned) face the difficult
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If you were faced with the chance to give a young, fresh-faced new business owner a piece of advice, what would it be? Chances are that you’d tell them despite all the hurdles, running a business is worth it. However, there are probably other things you wish someone had told you before you started. For
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Using Fingercheck, running payroll usually takes just a few minutes, but if that few minute is still a hassle for you, we have a solution for you: automatic payroll! Auto-Run Payroll will make your online payroll completely effortless from start to finish. That’s right — Fingercheck payroll software clients can now have their payroll processed
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If you have on-call employees or employees traveling for the business, quick question — how do you pay them? If you’re unsure of the answer or questioning whether your existing arrangement is legally compliant, look to federal law to define the basis on which employees are and aren’t entitled to pay. Are employees waiting to
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The common law principle governing unclaimed property is called “escheat.” Under English common law, it was a rule that returned or surrendered the property to a lord or to the Crown if no lawful heir could inherit it. The concept of escheatment and abandoned property doesn’t naturally come to mind when dealing with payroll operations.
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Our online payroll solution, FingerCheck360, is now available to employers in the state of Washington! Added by client request, the Evergreen state is the 10th state to be added to our payroll solution and joins California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Tennessee. Washington state is one of nine states
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