Understanding the Maryland Saves Program: A Small Business Owner’s Guide

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Table of Contents:  Introduction The Maryland Saves Program: An Overview Why Choose the Maryland Saves Retirement Program? Who Is Eligible for the Maryland Saves Program? The Benefits to Employees: A Closer Look How BlueStone’s Human Resources Consulting Services Can Help? MarylandSaves FAQs: Maryland’s State-Mandated Retirement Plan Key Takeaways In the growing world of Maryland’s small … Read more

How HR Should Handle Employee Leave of Absence Requests

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During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a more flexible workplace was established that included new boundaries for paid and unpaid leave. Temporary federal legislation delivered financial protections for workers who needed to quarantine or care for others during the health crisis. Those stopgap provisions have now been rolled back as organizations return to more … Read more

What To Know About Fringe Benefits and Taxes

Fringe Benefits Tax

You can generally deduct the amount you pay your employees for the services they perform. The pay may be in cash, property or services. It may include wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions or other noncash compensation such as vacation allowances and fringe benefits. A fringe benefit is a form of pay for the performance of services … Read more

Are You Worried About Inflation?

Inflation

When inflation is at play, the decline of the value of money and the incline in prices is a combination that impacts everyone. Not even business owners are spared from the stress of an inflationary environment, especially when it comes to today’s post-pandemic world. The COVID-19 outbreak, in combination with new predictions of an upcoming recession, … Read more

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