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Understanding Employee Overtime Requirements as a Small Business Owner Human ResourcesOutsourced PayrollPayroll ProcessingPayroll Tax ResponsibilitiesReportingSmall BusinessTime Keeping

Understanding Employee Overtime Requirements as a Small Business Owner

Under federal labor laws, employees classified as hourly satisfy their overtime requirements after working 40 hours in one week. While working overtime, employees must receive one and one-half times their normal hourly salary. This sounds simple enough on the surface, but small businesses often find themselves facing fines and other legal consequences because they do…
Palmetto Payroll
September 2, 2021
Outsourcing Payroll Brings a Quick Return on Investment Human ResourcesOutsourced PayrollPayroll ProcessingPayroll Tax ResponsibilitiesSmall Business

Outsourcing Payroll Brings a Quick Return on Investment

Small and mid-sized business (SMB) owners often feel caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to payroll. On the one hand, the task is taking up too much staff time. At the same time, owners of SMBs may worry about the cost of outsourcing payroll and entrusting another party with the…
Palmetto Payroll
May 30, 2021
How to Choose the Best Time Software for Your Payroll Department AccountingTime Keeping

How to Choose the Best Time Software for Your Payroll Department

The start of a new year is always a good time for small businesses to consider upgrading their time software. With more employees working at home than ever before due to coronavirus, thousands of small business owners understand that they must have accurate and efficient time software. As a company that has provided payroll and…
Palmetto Payroll
November 30, 2020
Traditional Employee Timekeeping May Be a Thing of the Past
Why Traditional Employee Timekeeping May Be a Thing of the Past Time Keeping

Why Traditional Employee Timekeeping May Be a Thing of the Past

Did you know that the traditional punch-in and punch-out employee timeclock system originated way back in 1888? While considered revolutionary for the time, this method of tracking hours worked is cumbersome at best by today's standards. The timeclock system of timekeeping is ripe for abuses such as employees punching in or out for each other…
Palmetto Payroll
May 15, 2019