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

BMT Office Administration

Is the worker treated as a supplemental resource to the business’ internal staff or are they working alongside them during similar hours and on similar projects? 1099 workers also are not generally paid through regular payroll and do not typically have taxes withheld from their checks or deposits. Medical and health care payments.

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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

Internally, anyone from a manager looking for details of past dealings with a specific client to lawyers building a defense for an improper termination lawsuit benefits from the ability to quickly and easily find what they need. Requirements may prove surprising, such as certain employee medical records that OSHA wants retained for 30 years.