MPAY Acquires CU People

MPAY Acquires CU People MPAY, Inc., DBA Payentry, announced the acquisition of CU People, Inc. of Sugar Land, Texas, effective September 1st, 2020. CU People is a Texas-based human resources and payroll service provider that specializes in providing human resources, payroll, and employee management solutions to financial institutions across the United States. Geoffrey Duke, President…

What Changed? Revised Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) forms

What changed? Revised Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) forms In the world of Human Resources, change is constant.  Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) revised Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms, resulting in extensive changes that require more specific information in notices and medical certifications. Although the use of the forms is optional, many…

Handling Open Enrollment in a Virtual Environment

Handling Open Enrollment in a Virtual Environment What was once as simple as hosting a series of HR-department led meetings with doughnuts and carrier reps will be very different this year, especially for smaller companies with fewer resources.   How will you make sure that every employee receives the crucial information they need to make an…

Work/Life Balance…Can it still exist?

Work/Life Balance…Can it still exist? In March of 2020, millions of employees across the US started working from home or lost their jobs and “work/life balance” became “work/home/life imbalance.”  While the flexibility of working from home is a nice benefit, there are some negative side effects to our “new normal.”  If employers do not continue…

The President’s Recent Executive Orders – How do they impact your business?

The President’s Recent Executive Orders – How do they impact your business? On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a series of executive memorandums and an executive order to address issues left unresolved by the congressional failure to agree on additional bipartisan stimulus legislation. While three of the executive actions are not tax-related — addressing…

An Executive Order to Provide Assistance to Employees During Pandemic

On Saturday, August 8, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Orders that extended assistance to many Americans impacted by the Coronavirus. President Trump directed the Treasury Department to allow deferral of the 6.2% Social Security tax on wages for employees making less than $104,000 a year. That suspension would last from September 1 through December 31,…

Developing an Effective Performance Management System

Developing an Effective Performance Management System A comprehensive performance management system can play an important role in retaining employees and in improving a company’s overall business performance. Recent trends present a less structured approach than the “once a year appraisal and raise” system we have embraced in the past. After this session, you should have…