Does the FLSA require pay when employees have to wait for a late manager? A Lidl wage case highlights what payroll should ...

Poor communication costs companies an estimated $37 billion a year, according to research from The Grossman Group. How’s that ...

Carol Warner helps finance teams make sense of the decisions that matter most, covering payroll, compliance, budgeting and financial technology. She translates complex regulatory updates, economic ...

California’s statewide minimum wage will rise to $17.40 an hour on Jan. 1, 2027. The increase will also raise the annual salary an employee must earn to qualify for exemption from overtime ...

Just because your messages from Finance are important doesn’t mean people will listen and act on them. Whether you send a corporate-wide email on something as important as payroll updates, or a short ...

Wyoming’s unemployment insurance (UI) wage base rises to $34,900 per employee in 2027, up from $33,800 in 2026. The $1,100 increase takes effect Jan. 1 and increases the wages subject to each employer ...

Busy finance leaders are always looking for efficiencies in reporting, reconciliation, and compliance routines. Excel Macros offer a proven way to optimize manual data processes, freeing you and your ...

AI is top of mind for most finance professionals. And it impacts many of the decisions and plans they make. Whether AI investment or deployment keeps you up tonight, it’s helpful to know what your ...

Under a proposal from the Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon employers would pay an average of 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage in 2027. The proposed ...

Informal cash-pay practices leave wage payments and hours worked outside normal payroll controls. Case in point: A Washington state court ordered Alan Tagle and Tagle & Partners LLC to pay $1.86 ...

Some employees aim low – and do just enough to hit their mark. They’re underperformers, and you’ve probably had one or two on your finance team. You’ll likely have another one or two again. Slackers ...

The IRS announced new per diem rates for fiscal year 2027, effective Oct. 1, 2026. As a reminder, using the per diem method can reduce receipt-keeping, but employees still must substantiate the time, ...