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A Closer Look at the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

On July 27 of this year, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The bill, which will become effective on April 1, 2018, requires employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to pregnant employees. The legislation also bans the termination or discrimination of women based on pregnancy. Existing law in Massachusetts does not […]

Changes to Health Insurance in the Workplace are on the Horizon

On July 28th, Senator John McCain unexpectedly cast a no vote on the latest iteration of health care reform, the Trump administration’s Affordable Health Coverage (AHC) plan. McCain cast the deciding vote, leading to the defeat of the plan, seemingly ending any chance of enacting the AHC in the foreseeable future. While modifications to health care on […]

5 Costly Payroll Mistakes

With federal and state laws changing on a near-daily basis, payroll has become increasingly complicated. Failure to comply with current laws can be a costly mistake for local businesses. With hundreds of clients in southern New England, we see the same errors being made every day. Here are the five most common ones: Misclassifying Employees: Deciding […]

Pitch Perfect

Not a fan of an endless barrage of annoying sales pitches? Neither are we. Payroll is what we do at BizChecks Payroll. With the word “payroll” in our name, we realize that may seem obvious. Yet that’s not always the case with some of the large, national payroll companies that also incorporate the word into […]

Somebody to Lean On

For less than $10 per person a year, area employers can now provide their employees with a powerful mental health and wellbeing tool. The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and Rogers & Gray Insurance recently announced the availability of an employee assistance plan (EAP) which provides confidential counseling services to employees and their families. The […]

Invest in your business….Join the Chamber of Commerce

I am often surprised to hear from fellow business owners that they are not members of their regional chambers of commerce. Reasons vary from “the chamber only benefits tourism related businesses” to “I am too busy for networking events” to “my business is too small to benefit from a chamber membership.” While the chambers of […]

Our New HCM System is a Game Changer

With the introduction of iSolved HCM’s cloud-based platform, BizChecks Payroll Partners will save time and money. If there’s one thing we hear over and over again from business owners throughout Cape Cod and the South Shore, it’s that there just aren’t enough hours in the day. From the mundane to the momentous, the number of […]

What you need to know as an Entrepreneur

If you own a small business in Massachusetts, you’re not alone. With nearly 21% of people in the commonwealth employed by small businesses, according to an article on CBSNews.com, we have one of the highest small business employment rates in the country. The same story ranks Massachusetts as one of the 10 best states in which […]

Does Telecommuting Make Sense For Your Company?

New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has stirred up a hornet’s nest recently with her decision to end the company’s “work from home policy”. This controversial decision seems to fly in the face of a growing trend in this country to not only allow telecommuting but also encourage it. Forbes Magazine recently reported that 1 in 5 […]

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