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HR Headaches: How Can I Offer Abortion Travel Reimbursement While Respecting My Employees’ Privacy?

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Many companies are choosing to invest in abortion travel reimbursements to help employees in states with strict abortion restrictions or bans gain access to reproductive healthcare. But how employers can use a travel expense budget to cover abortion services costs leaves a lot of questions unanswered. And TriNet isn’t alone.

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Providing Transportation Stipends for Employees During Unprecedented Inflation

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To be competitive, companies are offering: Better compensation Fancy benefits Financial stipends Job seekers are trying to conquer inflation just as businesses are. These employees have: Families Homes Aspirations They have to manage an increase in grocery expenses and hope they’ll get paid enough to compensate.

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What Is the Portal-to-Portal Act?

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Employment attorneys are often asked whether the Portal-to-Portal Act deems specific activities as compensable. Some questions involve time spent traveling, logging onto computer systems, or answering emails after work hours. As a result, employers pay employees for “ compensable working time ” under federal law.

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How to Lead and Engage a Multigenerational Workforce

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To reduce turnover and hold on to your top performers, you need to account for generational differences. Matching compensation to what employees truly value. For decades, this was one of the most common benefits employees wanted out of their compensation package—to the point that they might reject a job offer that didn’t include it.

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Non-monetary Incentives to Increase Employee Engagement and Performance

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Creating a compelling compensation plan is a top priority for companies committed to attracting and retaining top talent. A position’s salary or hourly wage, commission and bonus opportunities, and other monetary rewards are persuasive forms of compensation. However, non-monetary rewards have value, too.

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The 2023 Tax Deduction Cheat Sheet

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Professional consultation fees, including working with lawyers, accountants, and business consultants, can all be deducted. There are a few different ways to calculate depreciation, and you’ll want to review options with your accountant to see which one is best for you this year. Workers’ compensation insurance. No account yet?

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micromanaging goodbye emails, overhead lighting wars, and more

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Should consultants charge for travel time? I have a rate for the sessions themselves, and places cover travel costs like gas mileage and a hotel room, but how does the travel time come into it? Do people who do this sort of work have a system for charging based on travel hours, in addition to the literal cost of the travel?

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