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Independent contractors may need to be replaced with employees as of January 1. Educate your clients. Help fill new roles.

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Hiring independent workers means that those employees are not subject to various government rules such as overtime, required breaks and minimum wage, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, sick leave, and the employer’s paid portion of each employee’s social security tax. by Lynn Connor, COATS Staffing Software.

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It’s the end of the year – that means lists! And egg nog!

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However, while the season gives us lots of lists that should be pleasant, we can thank the government for a myriad of additional items that business owners need to prioritize between now and Jan. Yes, the government – and you know this – requires you to document the money you compensated employees throughout the year.

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French Temp Agency Prosecuted for Fraud

Staffing Talk

According to L'Express, the powerful French labor union, CFTC, filed a complaint in 2006 against staffing firm CRIT for failure to pay 'indemnite de precarite' and 'une partie de leur conges' (unemployment compensation and earned vacation), and now the French government is prosecuting the firm.