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2020’s HR Landscape for New Jersey Employers

September 19, 2019 | posted by Abacus Payroll

The coming year is set to usher in quite a few large-scale changes for businesses of all sizes in New Jersey, so starting your preparations now will help keep your workplace compliant and employee-friendly. Here is a round-up of the main things for which you’ll want to update your HR section come 2020. New […]

Family Leave Expansion for New Jersey Employees

July 1, 2019 | posted by Abacus Payroll

The FMLA is always a hot area to debate, and it’s normal to see legislature slightly expanding—or restricting—this vital component of workers’ rights. However, the Family Leave Act (FLA) and Family Leave Insurance (FLI) bills signed in New Jersey will drastically expand the parameters of past FMLA regulations, meaning you’ll have to be ready to […]

How New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave Law Affects You

May 8, 2018 | posted by Abacus Payroll

In May 2018, New Jersey became the tenth state to mandate paid sick leave, expanding earned paid time off to cover nearly 1.2 million employees within the private sector. As an employer in New Jersey, you’re probably aware of the major components of the bill signed by Governor Murphy, the short version being that paid […]

Addressing Mental Health Days and Paid Time Off

December 18, 2017 | posted by Abacus Payroll

As Americans, we aren’t exactly renowned for our reasonable work weeks, maternity leave, or paid time off. Counterintuitively, this can lead to severely decreased productivity as well as stress symptoms and outright breakdowns. Instead of dismissing time off for mental recuperation as a scheme to get out of work, consider instead the following tips for […]

Understanding the Basics of FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act)

May 23, 2017 | posted by Abacus Payroll

The Family and Medical Leave Act doesn’t affect all businesses, nor does it apply to all employees in a business that it does cover. Though it sounds complicated, the FMLA actually has a pretty simple basis. Here’s a basic breakdown of what the FMLA is, who it covers, and what you need to do if […]

Handling Pay and Time Off: Jury Duty and Election Day

November 21, 2016 | posted by Abacus Payroll

Paying your employees for time during which they aren’t actively in the office may be a strange concept—yet you’ll find yourself doing exactly that on certain occasions. Whether it be routine jury duty or Election Day, you’ll want to make sure you know the ins and outs of handling paid time off. […]

Leave Policies and the Law: Creating a Vacation Time Policy

June 9, 2016 | posted by Abacus Payroll

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Aloha PTO! July is the most popular month for American workers to request vacation days off from work. Be prepared with a thorough and legal vacation time policy. While it’s not federally-mandated, vacation time is a huge incentive for most employees. Without one, you run the risk of losing potential hires to other companies […]

Paying Employees on Maternity or Paternity Leave

April 5, 2016 | posted by Abacus Payroll

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As an employer, dealing with a pregnancy in the workplace can be a delicate situation. On the one hand, you want to be as supportive and congratulatory as possible. On the other hand, a part of you as a business owner wonders exactly how you’re going to fulfill so-and-so’s responsibilities for an undetermined amount of […]