Key Issues
Health care Law: Some Answers, More Questions
February 20, 2012 -The Department of Labor will not be ready to put one of the 2010 health care law's most controversial rules into effect by 2014, according to new guidance issued by federal agencies February 9. [more]
NLRB Delays Poster Requirement Again
January 3, 2012 - The National Labor Relations Board pushed the compliance deadline for businesses to post a new federal workplace poster regarding employees' union-organizing rights to April 30, 2012...[more]
USDA Forecasts Lower Food Inflation Rates in 2012
UI Tax Rates to Decrease in 2012
December 9, 2011 - The Texas Workforce Commission announced the average Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax rate for all employers will be 1.96 percent for calendar year 2012, down from 2.03 percent in 2011...[more]
High Court Ruling on Health Care Bill Likely in June
November 16, 2011 - The U.S. Supreme Court Monday announced it will take up four legal questions at the heart of the 2010 health care reform law...[more]
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Best Practices
Tips on Tips Pt. 2: Tip Pooling
February 14, 2012 - While the FLSA says employers may not take a tip credit unless an employee retains all of his or her tips, this does not prevent tip-splitting or tip-pooling arrangements [more]
Tips on Tips Pt. 1: Tip Credit
February 1, 2012 - The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that an employer pay employees at least the minimum wage prescribed by law ($7.25). The same law permits employers in states that follow the federal tip credit to take a tip credit equal to [more]
Three Basic Steps to Ladder Safety
January 23, 2012 - Ladders are as much a part of your operations as pots and pans. Your employees use ladders to hang promotional banners, retrieve inventory and access ice machines. If you train your people to follow these three basic steps, you can help ensure they arrive back at ground level safely. [more]
Texas Comptroller Looking at Franchise Tax Rules
January 5, 2012 - When the franchise tax first went into effect the mixed beverage tax was treated as flow through funds, much like the sales tax. Later interpretations have held that the tax should be [more]
Keep Your Employees Well Grounded
December 19, 2011 - Most of us have walked by a wet spot at work and ignored it. We didn’t make the mess, so why should we clean it up? The National Safety Council (NSC) offers 70 million reasons [more]
