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2022 Minimum Wage and Salary Threshold Changes by State and Locality

25 states are raising their minimum wage in 2022. Additionally, 5 states are increasing the minimum salary requirement for overtime exemption on January 1, 2022. To ensure your organization is aware of the latest minimum wage requirements, please check out our breakdown by state and locality.  MINIMUM WAGE UPDATES State 2021 Minimum Wage 2022 Minimum […]

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Happy Employees Are Good For Business Sign up for a free consultation with Clint, our business development manager, to review your HR approach and help you unlock growth for your business. When a growing creative agency was drowning in administrative tasks, they called in Focus HR to bring them back from the BRINK. BRINK, a Tucson-based

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Be a Workhorse For Your Workforce: How Keeping Employees Happy Keeps Your Business Growing

After the rollercoaster of 2020, it looks like it’s finally time to get back to business. However, you may notice that your employees are disconnected and less motivated after the chaos and instability of the past year. While this could just be a temporary setback, it’s worth remedying if you’re hoping to start off the

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Is It Worth the Risk? How the Post-Pandemic Workplace Offers Lots of Opportunity… and Risk

Things are finally starting to look up. After the whiplash of last year, with the pandemic leaving no corner of the economy untouched, small businesses are starting to feel some relief as they begin to experience a dose of stability. However, as the storm of 2020 clears, there exist more hidden—but no less dangerous—risks on

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Can my employees file for unemployment benefits if my business gets a PPP loan?

If your business receives a PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loan and you make an offer to retain your employees, they will likely not be eligible for unemployment benefits. The global COVID-19 crisis has created a very problematic situation… Suppose you struggle and sacrifice to keep your employees employed, even though you have been closed down

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The Small Business Guide to The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the largest stimulus package in the nation’s history, was enacted on March 27, 2020. The $2 trillion CARES Act builds upon the two earlier pieces of legislation, providing significant funding and tax measures to provide economic relief. There are two key SBA small-business relief programs as part of

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BREAKING: New option to report Social Security scams

Chances are pretty good that you’ve taken a fraudulent call on your cell phone regarding Social Security. Phone scams are widespread and extremely costly, tallying $10.5 billion in 2018 alone. To crack down on this epidemic and the recent impersonation calls, the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Office of the Inspector General are offering

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