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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

When constructing your policy, examine legal and regulatory guidelines. Employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) are required to make, keep and preserve certain records pertaining to their obligations under the law. When this happens, the Uniform Preservation of Private Business Records Act serves as a guideline.

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Stay organized and secure with electronic records management

BMT Office Administration

Examining legal and regulatory guidelines provides a good foundation for establishing what types of electronic records you need to keep and for how long. Requirements may prove surprising, such as certain employee medical records that OSHA wants retained for 30 years. Figuring out what to keep and for how long. Accommodation requests.

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

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It can also help to look at whether the worker is reimbursed for expenses incurred while completing the work. Some expenses may be included on independent contractor invoices, but the basic tools or programs required to complete the work are often provided by the contractor. Medical and health care payments. Prizes and awards.

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Digital Document Management Systems (DMS)

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If you follow some basic guidelines your chosen system will make your staff more productive, your file management and tracking processes more streamlined resulting in improved efficiency overall. However if you implement a system for box ticking purposes without thinking things through, it could end up being an expensive “ white elephant ”.

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Do you like what you do?

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? This is an important thing to know. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

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It was expensive,but when I brought it home I had to do all the work to get it up and running. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Now, there doesnt seem to be a difference in price at all, it is just common practice that we have to do it ourselves. Recently, I bought a new laptop. What is wrong with this picture?

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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

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Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).