by Teresa Marzolph | Sep 28, 2020 | Compliance, Small Business HR
Last week, I started getting calls from small business owners stating they personally received Notice of Overpayment letters from state unemployment offices indicating they were to pay back pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) benefits previously paid to them. ...
by Teresa Marzolph | Dec 18, 2017 | Compliance
Did you neglect to report your 2016 work-related injuries and illnesses to OSHA last week? Great news, the original December 15th deadline was extended to December 31st! You can now report your information electronically without penalty for a few more days! Is my...
by Teresa Marzolph | Aug 29, 2017 | Compliance, Employee Engagement
As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) nears the end of their fiscal year, August press releases reveal a high number of disability and pregnancy discrimination issues. Of the 18 EEOC sue and settlement press releases made so far this month, more than...
by Teresa Marzolph | Jun 8, 2017 | Compliance, Employee Engagement
Objective. Genuine. Thorough. The three keys to a successful workplace investigation. Granted, consequences of today’s Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing extend beyond those directly involved but also the security of a nation. But from a business perspective...
by Teresa Marzolph | May 19, 2017 | Compliance
Are your independent contractors actually employees? Guidance from the IRS and DOL. IRS guidance. The IRS focuses on the following three “common law rules” to distinguish independent contractors (IC) from employees: Behavioral: Does the company control or have the...