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It’s time to cozy up to the new I-9

It’s time for employers to get acquainted with the new Form I-9. The form is easier to use than the old version, but with just a few weeks left before employers must make the switch, it’s a good idea to get familiar with the form now, says Jacob Monty, managing partner at Monty & Ramirez, […]

Telecommuting: What Are the Pros and Cons?

We have a few employees who want to work from home. While their work is the type of thing that can be done from home, we’re unsure if there are any legal risks we need to watch out for. Also, we’re concerned that their productivity will suffer. Do you have any advice for us? — […]

Overseas Employment Tips and Compliance Issues

Yesterday we looked at how changing trends are resulting in more multinational companies sending employees overseas. Today we’ll look at compliance concerns and general safety tips for these situations.

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The power of an authentic you

This week’s Oswald Letter is a guest post from Elizabeth Petersen, Simplify Compliance’s executive vice president of strategy and revenue. by Elizabeth Petersen At a conference earlier this year, I had the honor of moderating a lively, open, and engaging roundtable on women’s leadership. I opened the session by asking the participants whether they felt […]

Look but Don’t Touch: Take a Sneak Peek at the 2011 Form 5500

Advance copies of the 2011 Form 5500 annual return/report and related instructions are now available for  your viewing pleasure — the issuing federal agencies note the forms are for “informational purposes” only, so don’t use them to get a head start on your filing responsibilities. The advance copies were jointly issued by the U.S. Department […]

Pay Practices for ‘Hot Jobs’ Critical to Your Organization

By Chris Ceplenski, Managing Editor, News ‘Hot jobs’ is a term HR professionals are certainly familiar with, but what does it really mean? And how can you determine whether these hot jobs are a critical to your organization? Finally, what kinds of rewards or compensation should you be giving those employees in hot jobs who […]

Experts Predict Job Growth May Start Slowing Down

What goes up, must come down, right? At least that’s what some experts think when it comes to private-sector employment in 2019. While job growth has remained consistent in the first part of the year, some experts are predicting that we’ve reached our peak.