Most employers find that their greatest area of expense is the wages and benefits that they distribute to their employees. Wherever money is involved there is the potential for unnecessary loss, be it intentional, as in the case of theft or fraud, or unintentional as in the case of error or lack of awareness. Your [...]
The Federal Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized changes to the overtime regulations, extending the salary requirement required for exemption from overtime to $47,476. The final rule is scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016, so businesses have just a few months to prepare for these changes. Technology can support your efforts to manage [...]
According to a 2012 Justice Department report, more than 100 million Americans have some kind of criminal record. Allowing for duplicate records across state lines and juvenile offenders, this means that somewhere between one-fourth and one-third of all American adults have a criminal record. To gain some perspective on these numbers, nearly half of African-American [...]
When business decision makers hesitate to embrace the cloud strategy, their number one concern is usually about security. True, you can’t be too careful about the security of your business data, still, studies show that use of cloud solutions are expanding rapidly and are providing greater opportunities for businesses of all sorts and sizes to [...]
Recently, I was asked a question related to building payroll checks from a new Microsoft Dynamics® GP Payroll user:Q: I keep getting the following error "Batches with zero transactions cannot be marked" How can I complete the build checks without creating a transaction?A: Batches are used to process transactions which are marked as "Transaction Required". [...]
Human Resources departments have been spending time getting ready for Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance and must now also turn their attention to another important pending legislation – overtime rules. The US Department of Labor (DOL) released new rules last year that would impact provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and extend eligibility [...]
Payroll: What do you think of when you hear that word? It conjures up different feelings depending on your role in your company. The CFO may see it as a way to measure the success and health of the financial position of your company; employees, of course, depend on payroll to support their families; your [...]
In about 10 years, experts suggest that the public cloud will be so widely accepted that businesses may wonder why they were afraid to incorporate cloud solutions in the first place. While fears about security still run deep, studies show that many businesses are increasing spending on cloud services and [...]
Processing payroll becomes increasingly complicated with business growth and with constantly changing regulations. In addition to changes in tax codes, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is impacting payroll processes, and the amount and type of data needed for compliance reporting only adds to the complication. Payroll processing isn’t a one-person job any more, it requires [...]
Our team had a fantastic time in Reno the week of October 12, 2015 for the Dynamic Communities User Group Summit. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth, wore a their #ACAfluent t-shirt, or attended one of our sessions. Without you, these events couldn't happen.Check out our pictures below and see if you can [...]