Requirement for Work Permits for 14- and 15-Year Olds Temporarily Waived Are you hiring 14- and 15-year olds to work in your business? Last month Governor Evers temporarily waived the under-16 labor work permit requirement before teens can begin to…

T-Rex, Run! Google Chrome users are probably familiar with the T-Rex dinosaur that shows up when your computer is not connected to the Internet. The T-rex had short arms and therefore lot of things were out of its reach. Chrome, like…

The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reopens today.

Updated DOL/IRS Guidance on Required Documentation To Claim Tax Credits for COVid19 Related Paid Leave Payments The Emergency Paid Sick Leave and paid leave under the Expanded FMLA provisions in the Families First Act established five primary “qualifying reasons” justifying…

What is Arbor Day and when is it celebrated? Arbor Day is an annual observance that celebrates the role of trees in our lives and promotes tree planting and care. As a formal holiday, it was first observed in 1872,…

CoVid19 Company Policy For those of you who are still open or will be allowed to open in the midst of the CoVid19 Pandemic, it is highly recommended that you create a company policy to help keep you and your…

According to the State of Wisconsin, you can require your employees to be paid via direct deposit rather than a paper check.  We strongly recommend you move in this direction, if you haven’t already done so.    One hundred percent…

We want to check in with you again during this unique time for all of us both professionally and personally.  We have somewhat absorbed the new COVID19 legislation designed to provide small businesses with lifelines to make it through this…

W I Pay – Tip of the Day                                                                           Be on guard people! We just heard from a colleague that one of their employees received word from a “service” that was supposed to help him fast track his unemployment payments due…

With companies hiring and firing and rehiring and employees filing tax returns and needing to change their federal exemptions we have been inundated with requests to “change the employee’s W-4 exemptions to Married and 2.  Sorry folks – no can…