Understand payroll's components, from employee compensation to calculating taxes like FICA. This guide simplifies payroll basics for better financial management.

The Fair Labor Standards Act provides an employee should receive compensation for overtime hours at a rate “not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed.” 29 U.S.C. § ...

Public companies often compensate employees in part by giving them stock options. This form of employee compensation conserves cash, improves retention and aligns employees’ interests with the ...

With the end of Q4 just around the corner, year-end bonuses are top-of-mind for many businesses and their employees. As a small business owner, it can be challenging to know how to strike the right ...

A compa ratio is the formula used by professionals and organizations to evaluate compensation. It is a comparison of an employee’s compensation in relation to the midpoint of the industry standard.

Getting compensation right is hard, especially when it comes to the most junior staff on payroll. While some of your early employees may have been willing to take accept a significant percentage of ...

Determining salaries is one of the most critical pieces to attracting and retaining talent, and technology may have the potential to improve the decision process significantly for benefit managers and ...

Employers that award “percentage of total earnings” bonuses to nonexempt employees are not required to calculate supplemental overtime amounts ...

July 1, 2026: Effective 7/1/26, eligible classified staff will receive a step pay increase if applicable, in alignment with the State of Colorado. Eligibility for a step increase is determined by ...