

Self-Insuring Health Benefits: ACA Changes the Equation
Large employers have self-insured their health benefits for decades. In fact, 93 percent of employers with at least 5,000 employees were...


Failure to Report for Work
Q. I have an employee who didn't show up until mid-morning yesterday and not at all today. Can I fire him? My handbook doesn't speak to...

Beware of a Worker's 'Right' to a Job
Let's say you are tightening operations at a clothing store. You decide to close the footwear department and lay off Bob and other...


Uncashed Payroll Checks: Handle With Care
Small business owners may have the best of intentions when, instead of cashing their paychecks, they let them stack up in a drawer. If...


OTP in the Community
On-Time Payroll has begun a new corporate responsibility effort, "OTP in the Community", that includes periodic volunteering efforts with...


IRS Serves Up New Reporting Rules on Gratuities
In the past, tip reporting has been a problem for certain employers in the service industry and now the IRS has upped the ante. History...