Staffing Administration Insights

This article covers the most common small business payroll questions, including benchmarks, compliance considerations, cost expectations, and how to know when it's time to hire the pros. We'll let you know what to expect and how to improve your payroll processes, whether you're handling payroll yourself or trying a cloud-based solution.

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is responsible for administering and enforcing a variety of Oregon Labor Laws. As such, Oregon BOLI reserves the right and authority to enter business premises, gather facts, and examine working conditions at any reasonable time. This is also known as a workplace investigation. 

Here is everything you need to know about Oregon BOLI investigations, so you can keep your business prepared.

Multi-state employment models have become increasingly common and popular in the last few years. Through new technologies, remote work is more accessible than ever before, leading it to become one of the greatest trends in business and HR in the last few years. 

However, in order to reap the benefits of being a multi-state employer, you need to understand the challenges faced by multi-state businesses.

Payroll is a critical function of your business operations, and it should be handled with great care. There is no room for error, as one small mistake can be costly to your organization. As such, it's important to be able to evaluate whether or not your payroll provider is taking good care of you, and it's important to know when it's time to make a change. 

Here is everything you should know about switching payroll providers.

Employees in Oregon are considered “at-will” employees, meaning that the employee can be terminated without warning, at any time, and for any reason or no reason at all.

Here is what you need to know about Oregon At-Will Employment.

Paying employees is generally a simple concept. They work a certain number of hours, they get paid for those hours. However, certain circumstances can arise in which the question of "Do I need to pay employees for that?" can come up and be tough to answer. Driving and travel time are some of those complicated situations. 

Here is what employers should know about when to pay employees for travel time in Oregon.

Oregon employees need to be compensated for all "hours worked". However, in order to maintain compliance and process payroll in Oregon, employers need to understand what is considered "hours worked". 

Here is everything you need to know about what time is paid in Oregon:

Health coverage is an important component of a happy life and mental well-being. In turn, employees with affordable health care are more productive and engaged in their work. Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nearly 1 in 5 Oregonians lacked health care coverage. Today, 95% of Oregon residents have coverage. Here is how the ACA has impacted Oregon.

The Washington Cares Fund is a long-term insurance program developed by the state legislature to address the future long-term health care crisis. The program aims to provide Washington employees with affordable, long-term care insurance benefits that any eligible member can use for a wide range of long-term healthcare needs.