If you don't have a detailed employee handbook, or if it has been more than a year since you reviewed your handbook, now is the time to work on it. Clear and specific guidelines about employee policies help protect you legally and help prevent employee disputes (and...
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Small Business Workers’ Compensation
In Colorado, for example, any business with at least one employee must carry workers’ compensation insurance.
Holiday and vacation policies
Typical holidays employers offer as paid time off include Thanksgiving (both Thursday and Friday), Christmas, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. In addition, some companies offer paid time off for other national holidays, such as Veterans Day or Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
How to fire an employee legally
As a business owner, you make every effort to hire well, because your people are your key to success. Every once in awhile, though, someone turns out to be a hindrance rather than an asset to your business. As you proceed through the disciplinary and termination...
New hire reporting, wage theft and more
As your business continues to grow, you need to stay on top of your hiring and reporting practices. Maintaining the proper records and filing the right forms helps protect you, your business and your employees. Ensure that your business complies with federal and state...
Employee incentives benefit your business
An incentive plan can be one way to help protect your emerging business from the loss of employees at a crucial time of business growth. Providing employees with a way to earn a stake in the company and benefit from profits gives them a powerful reason to stick with...
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An entrepreneur himself, Steven is passionate about helping business owners achieve their goals and receive expert, empathetic legal support.
Trademark Application Issues Ebook
An entrepreneur himself, Steven is passionate about helping business owners achieve their goals and receive expert, empathetic legal support.
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Company or Corporation?
What is the Best Business Type for Your Emerging Business? In the early days of your business, you likely filed your company as a “sole proprietorship” or “limited liability company” (LLC). However, as your business grows and changes, a corporation might make sense...
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How Does the Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI Reporting Requirement Impact Small Businesses? Small business owners face what can feel like an endless stream of legal updates and policy changes. As of January 1, 2024, there is another new requirement that affects...
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Company or Corporation?
What is the Best Business Type for Your Emerging Business? In the early days of your business, you likely filed your company as a “sole proprietorship” or “limited liability company” (LLC). However, as your business grows and changes, a corporation might make sense...
Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI Reporting Impact
How Does the Corporate Transparency Act’s BOI Reporting Requirement Impact Small Businesses? Small business owners face what can feel like an endless stream of legal updates and policy changes. As of January 1, 2024, there is another new requirement that affects...