A major economic driver in America is creating jobs and labor, making employment and staffing an industry of its own. Placing millions of people in jobs each year comes with extra tasks involving payroll, taxes, employee[...]

Like it or not, tax time is here. That means for employers across the country, they’re receiving their unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate notices. And with that often comes what can be referred to as “UI Tax Rate Stick[...]

If you’re like most business owners, you might realize that unemployment insurance (UI) costs have been on the rise for some time now. In recent years, in fact, UI has become one of the top three tax costs to employers.<[...]

Labor costs and regulations are always changing. Therefore it’s important to stay on top of the trends. Especially in a business that handles hundreds, or thousands, of employees, it may be worth outsourcing your human r[...]

Unemployment hearings, while one of the most important factors of unemployment costs, are often the most frustrating for employers. Many times employers don’t understand how to handle an unemployment hearing effectively [...]

The US Economy created 227,000 jobs in January, the best monthly gain since September last year.  Unemployment is now 4.8%, a slight tick up due to more Americans returning to the work force.  The survey period the[...]

In today’s HR landscape, it’s becoming more and more common for companies to work with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). In case you haven’t heard of PEOs before, they partner with companies to provide comprehe[...]

A professional employer organization (PEO), also known as an employee leasing company, provides services that businesses often seek to outsource, such as human resources, employee benefits, payroll, and workers’ compensa[...]

Keeping unemployment (UI) costs under control is a major concern for businesses of all sizes. And one of the keys to doing that is minimizing charges against your State UI Reserve Account. In other words, this important [...]