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Happy campers, happier parents

04/16/2025
Employees looking for a place to park their preteens during the summer should consider day camp.

Summer or simmer?

04/16/2025
Nothing upsets your well-oiled Payroll machine more than the influx of summer hires and their paperwork. Instead of simmering under the collar, use these tips to tame the summer hiring process.

Direct deposit is so yesterday. And that’s just fine

04/16/2025
Direct deposit is well over 40 years old. In tech terms, it’s a dinosaur. It keeps motoring on because it remains the safest and fastest way to pay employees. But old processes must confront new challenges: new entrants in the pay market, hacking, mistakes and state laws allowing employees to opt out and receive paper checks.

How to employ your kids and stay out of prison this summer

04/16/2025
Paying his kids from a corporate account for doing no work and then deducting those payments as salary expenses were among the charges that landed a business owner in prison for tax evasion.

Stronger caregiving policies start with smarter HR

04/16/2025
Nearly one in five working caregivers expect to take on new or additional elder caregiving responsibilities in the next five years—and among employees who aren’t currently caregivers, elder care is the most anticipated future obligation. This scale of caregiving makes it a pressing workforce issue, yet many HR departments still fall short in their approach.

Friday wrap: Time’s running out for tax procrastinators, new Form I-9, disaster tax relief and more

04/11/2025
Tax deadlines, new I-9 form, IRS’ Priority Guidance Plan and more in our last pre-Tax Day wrap.

How to contain health-care costs while enhancing the employee benefits experience

04/02/2025
According to Businessolver’s 2025 Benefits Insights Report, the days of choosing between cost containment and employee care are over. The most successful organizations are leveraging AI-powered technology to achieve both goals simultaneously. Here’s how you can join them.

Craft benefits strategies that satisfy multiple generations, from boomers to Gen Z

03/31/2025
Balancing contrasting expectations presents a challenge for HR departments, especially when benefits budgets are tight.

May 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar

03/31/2025
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Gender pay gap narrows to 85%

03/24/2025
The pay gap between women and men is shrinking—slightly—according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center.