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Tips for Surviving Inflation: Keeping Productivity Up When the Economy Goes Down

Staggering rates of inflation are impacting consumers and companies alike. Currently, America battles inflation standing at 9.1%, the highest it’s been since the early 1980s. Rising consumer costs are fueling the drive for workers to seek higher pay. How can your company adapt to the challenges brought on by historic inflation? Here are six tips […]

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Benefits of a Local Arizona PEO vs. a National PEO or Payroll Provider

As a small business owner, you may be thinking about hiring an outsourced payroll service. This approach can be a great way to save time and money, but whether it’s the best option for your company really depends on a variety of factors.  When it comes to the benefits of a local Professional Employer Organization

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Onboarding Made Easy: Make Onboarding Seamless for You and Your New Employees

For a new employee, the onboarding process is often as overwhelming as it is exciting. They’re stepping into a brand new environment and may have many questions about your company, their role, and their benefits during the process. It’s your company’s responsibility (and in its best interest) to make onboarding as seamless and engaging as

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Why Use Focus HR for Benefits Administration?

As a small business owner, it can be difficult to offer expansive, yet affordable benefits options for your employees. Providing a full range of employee benefits is expensive, both monetarily and in terms of administrative time. Offering a strong lineup of benefit choices encourages retention and happiness within your workforce, however, this administrative burden can

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Just Compensation: Common FLSA Violations that Small Businesses Make

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), passed in 1938, was designed to protect American workers. But do you know how the FLSA impacts your small business?  In recent years, FLSA lawsuits have been on the rise, often aimed at small businesses that made simple mistakes rather than intending a violation. Simple mistakes can have you

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Small Business Workers’ Compensation Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Workers’ compensation benefits are paid to employees who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses. The benefits paid are medical and wage-related so that the employee still earns income and doesn’t have to pay for out-of-pocket medical costs. The requirements for workers’ compensation benefits vary by state, but most employers with at least one full-time, non-family employee

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