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Business · 2 min read ·
OSHA First Aid Definitions
If you are an employer with 10 or more employees, you could be potentially subject to OSHA reporting for any illness or injury occurring in your business. To read the details, see our last post . However, they do not…
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Business · 2 min read ·
OSHA Injury Reporting Requirements
Do you employ more than 10 workers? Are you aware you may be required by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses? To find out if your indust…
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Business · 2 min read ·
CA Parental Leave for Smaller Employers
The New Parent Leave Act has been passed into law and took effect on January 1, 2018. Under this new law, certain California employers are required to provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected…
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Business · 3 min read ·
The Five Factors of Improving Your Business Credit Score
The Five Factors of Improving Your Business Credit Score Are you looking to improve your business credit score? A good business credit score is critical in being approved for trade credit and company financing. Simila…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Why It's Important to Forecast Before Opening a Business
Are you planning on opening a business? Have you created a plan and really written out a budget and forecasted sales/expenses? This is an extremely important step to improve the probability of the success of your busi…
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Business · 2 min read ·
How to Prevent Over-Payment of Unemployment Claims
Did you know incorrect payments of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits can be costly for your business? Over-payment of benefits can be charged to your account and alter your UI reserve, requiring a larger tax rate i…
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Business · 2 min read ·
How to Account for Loss when Disaster Strikes: Part 3
In the first post in the series, we discussed accounting for losses and in part 2 we shared information on calculating payroll in the event of a disaster. To review the information, you can click here to visit part on…
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Business · 2 min read ·
How to Account for Loss when Disaster Strikes: Part 1
With the most recent natural disasters happening around the world, worrying about how you can prepare and protect your business may be weighing heavily on your mind. You can find out what accounting steps to take in t…
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Business · 2 min read ·
New E-Verify Poster Published
Do you use the E-Verity program in your workplace? If you do, then you need to update the mandatory poster in your workplace. Recently, the federal E-Verify Participation poster has been changed by the U.S. Citizenshi…
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Business · 1 min read ·
Four Tips for School-Related Leave for Working Parents
School's back in session! If you have employees' requesting time-off to attend school-related activities, there are some tips you need to know regarding your state's employment laws and school-related leave. With info…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Veterans Opportunity to Work
Did you know that when you hire and train a service-disabled Veteran, you may qualify for tax credits and incentives? Shared by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, the article's content regarding the Spec…
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Business · 3 min read ·
New Form I-9 Released, Again
A new revised I-9 form has been published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The form has been updated twice in less than one year and has a revision date of 07/17/17 N. Shared by CalChamber.com…
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