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Trump DOL won’t charge double if you fix wage mistakes

07/07/2025
New DOL guidance tells investigators not to assess liquidated damages if the employer agrees to pay what it owes employees in back pay because of a mistake. That’s great news because it keeps the employer from having to pay double the amount otherwise due.

June 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar

04/30/2025
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

In the Payroll Mailbag: May ’25

04/16/2025
Time-honored though it may be, the company picnic can raise a host of payroll questions.

Payroll pro or con: Paying per diems or actual expenses

04/16/2025
When companies look to trim costs, travel budgets are an easy target. Not all travel is essential—video meetings can suffice. But for essential travel, you can present the C-suite with some choices before the axe falls.

Throw a bucket of ice water on summer payroll problems

04/16/2025
Regardless of whether employees work in the office or remotely, the one thing they’re all thinking about now is vacations and long weekends. As you gear up for employees’ summer vacation requests, remember the Fair Labor Standards Act has a lot to say about working hours and calculating overtime when employees take a day off during the week.

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.

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.