OSHA thinks by forcing you to make your claims information public you’ll naturally want to focus more on safety to try and avoid being embarrassed. Behavioral economics: OSHA’s new final rule revising their Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation, takes effect January 1, 2017. The revised rule was designed to “nudge” you into making your workplace safer for your employees by making your workers’ compensation…

Just when I think government laws, regulations and rules can get any dumber, I come across yet another ridiculous one. The year isn’t over yet, but it will be before you know it. So on this episode I want to help you prepare for year end from the standpoint of reporting and paying payroll taxes…

The National Labor Relations Board is taking issue with handbook policies that get in the way of employee rights.   In episode 85 on employee handbooks I told you that your policies need to take NLRB regulations into consideration even if you don’t have union employees. It doesn’t matter that you don’t have union employees. The law…

Judge Mazzant stops DOL action by granting temporary injunction! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m in Franklin, Tennessee visiting family. My wife and I, along with our two kids, drove 1,600 miles from our home in Gilbert, Arizona last week, to be here. Yes, that’s a lot of miles, but we split it up into three days. It was a long trip but we…

Creating and maintaining an employee handbook is a hassle, but well worth it. Should you have an employee handbook (“EH”)? Maybe, maybe not. It depends on your organization. They are a good idea and serve two valuable purposes, clarity and litigation defense. Not every business owner wants one, but you have policies regardless of weather or…

“Never let school get in the way of your education.” The child labor laws are made possible by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The purpose of the child labor laws are to keep children safe and prevent work from jeopardizing their education. I think that’s ironic because for many, myself included, work is a better educator than school.…

I don’t like getting involved with employees’ financial affairs A paycard is like a pre-paid credit card or a debit card. They’re funded the same way you make a direct deposit into your employee’s bank account. The paycard provider issues the card to your employees and you send an ACH transaction to your bank. The cards are funded…

“You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.” Earl Nightingale In the aftermath of the earth shattering presidential election on Tuesday where the business-as-usual politics was clubbed over the head. There’s no shortage of opinions. You already know that I hate big government. I’m disgusted by the mount…

If you have a wellness plan or you’re thinking about implementing one, you want to make sure it focuses on disease management. In May 2016 the IRS issued a memorandum about the tax treatment of wellness plan benefits and premium reimbursements. And there are new EEOC compliance rules taking effect on January 1, 2017. What is a wellness plan?…