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Four Trends for Restaurant Operators to Consider in 2022

With 2021 nearly wrapped up, restaurant operators across the country are looking to the New Year with cautious optimism.

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For the communities we call home: Giving back at Adams Keegan

What we do in our communities – and why it matters.

Employer Alerts

Year-End Alert – Bonus or Special Payroll Processing

As Calendar Year 2022 draws to a close, Adams Keegan would like to begin a review of several items that may be pertinent to your payroll process.

Employer Alerts

2023 Social Security Taxable Wage Amounts Increase

The Social Security Administration has announced that, effective January 1, 2023, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase.

Employer Alerts

Reminder on Voting Leave Requirements as Election Day Nears

As Tuesday’s elections near, we recommend you quickly familiarize yourself with the applicable voting leave laws.

Employer Alerts

Flexible I-9 Rules for Remote Workers Extended until July 31, 2023

Federal immigration officials recently announced that they will permit remote review of new hires’ I-9 documentation for those who work exclusively in a remote setting due to COVID-19 related precautions through July 2023.

Employer Alerts

Continue to Use the Expiring Form I-9

The USCIS has advised employers to continue to use the Form I-9 beyond the listed expiration date of October 31, 2022.

Employer Alerts

Pay Transparency Law in NYC Effective on November 1, 2022

Many jurisdictions around the country such as California, Colorado, and Nevada have enacted laws that require pay disclosure to job applicants.

Webinars & Events

Adams Keegan Live Webinar | Properly Classifying Your Exempt Employees

This review is useful for all managers and HR teams looking to audit, determine, and adjust the "how" and "why" of employee wage and hour classifications.

Employer Alerts

Rhode Island, California Protect Recreational Cannabis Use

Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed "The Rhode Island Cannabis Act," which grants adults aged 21 and older the right to possess and grow certain amounts of cannabis for recreational use.

Employer Alerts

Oregon to Introduce Paid Family Leave

Effective January 1, 2023, premiums will start being collected, through payroll deductions, for the new Oregon Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance (PFMLI) program.

Employer Alerts

Colorado to Introduce Paid Family Leave

Effective January 1, 2023, premiums will start being collected, through payroll deductions, for the new Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program.

Employer Alerts

California Set to Extend COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Governor Newsom is set to sign an extension of the state’s COVID supplemental paid sick leave program into law.

Employer Alerts

NLRB Proposes New Standard for Joint Employers

The National Labor Relations Board delivered a proposal to again revise its standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act.

Insights

Restaurant HR Operations Cost Audit

As inflation hammers restaurants, here are four ways to audit the true cost of HR.

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Interstate Hiring – Considerations for Employers

As remote work becomes more prevalent, employers are often hiring workers in states they have not previously occupied. Many employers, busy with their day-to-day tasks of running a business, are not aware of the obligations that come with hiring in new jurisdictions.

Case Studies

Hospitality Operator Checks in to Serious Efficiency

Three legacy systems that couldn’t share information hamstrung a privately-held hospitality operator with more than 40 properties and nearly 6,000 employees.

Case Studies

QSR Operator Overcomes HR and Payroll Challenges with help of HR Provider

Confronted with far-reaching tax issues, a private equity-owned QSR operator faced the threat of mandatory closures in two of the nine states where it operated.

Case Studies

Senior Living Provider Eliminates Inefficiencies with New HR Provider

Legacy systems that were not industry-specific and could not share information caused time-consuming and costly inefficiencies for a senior living provider with 26 communities and more than 1,400 employees.

Case Studies

A business launched mid-pandemic nets big tax savings

When a startup company with approximately 30 team members launched in 2020 during the middle of the COVID pandemic, Adams Keegan was there to provide value and steer them through a key growing pain – taxes and associated tax credits.

Case Studies

Multi-state hotel operator reaches next level with Adams Keegan

A privately held hospitality company with 35 hotels spread across six states confronted process inefficiencies in its human resources and payroll operations. They needed a provider that both understood the regulatory challenges unique to multi-state operations as well as providing a technology-driven approach.

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People First: Four Staffing Trends to Expect in 2022

Two months into the new year, U.S. businesses and those they serve are facing familiar pressures from supply chain disruptions to high inflation impacting consumer confidence. In the hospitality sector, these issues feed into industry-specific worries, like a slow restart to business travel and the number of long-distance vacations dampened by COVID-19 surges.

Employer Alerts

Business necessity of COVID testing no longer presumed

On July 12, 2022, the EEOC updated its position in light of the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employer Alerts

New requirements under the PA Minimum Wage Act

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has implemented new regulations under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) that go into effect on August 5, 2022.

Employer Alerts

Michigan court stays ruling on minimum wage and paid sick leave

The current legal state of the matter is that a judge has delayed any changes from the court, stemming from a July 19, 2022 ruling, that will affect the state’s minimum wage or paid sick time laws.

Employer Alerts

Accommodations in the Workplace

Employers often receive accommodation requests from employees relating to religious or medical needs, and companies need to be mindful of the legal obligations triggered by these requests.

Employer Alerts

Minimum Wage Updates

State and local level changes to the minimum wage are scheduled to occur throughout 2022.

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Adams Keegan Audiocasts

Adams Keegan audiocasts provide insights on a variety of topics related to human resources.

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Case Study: An RV Park Accelerates Onboarding, even in Peak Hiring Season

Adams Keegan transformed a recreational vehicle (RV) park’s management company employee administration procedures to more quickly welcome and prepare new team members, while improving compliance processes.

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Four Hidden Costs of Turnover and Tangible Strategies to Increase Retention

For operators in the restaurant industry, facing all too familiar workforce pressures in 2022, greater retention should be this year’s focus.

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Preparing for the future of client services

As a client service professional for more than 30 years, I have had a front row seat to a dramatic transformation over the past few decades. A digital revolution that emerged with a force in the 1990s, plus a recent global pandemic that changed the face of work, have only accelerated the evolution of a field that was once exclusively face-to-face or just a simple phone call away.

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Reimagining the Restaurant Experience Is a Recipe for Success in Staffing

After coping with a once in a generation pandemic, most have struggled to adjust to the post-COVID period of inflation, unsettled supply chains and most of all, a shrunken pool of human resources.

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The long-term care staffing crisis is about more than job vacancies

As elders with complex care needs grew in number and facilities took on more residents and patients, it seemed even fewer numbers of staff were in the system to care for them.

Webinars & Events

Adams Keegan Webinar Recording: Update on OSHA Vaccine & Testing Requirements

A recorded version of our up-to-the-minute status review of the current state of OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), the week’s important court activity, and the pressing questions ahead of the scheduled effective date for private employers with 100+ employees.

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Three Hotel Human Resources Trends for 2022

As 2021 draws to a close and planning for 2022 comes to mind, the hotel industry can reflect on several shifts within the sector and in the wider economy that have left a lasting impact.

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A cultural response to the 'Great Resignation'

The “Great Resignation” is here, and the facts on this disruptive trend are certainly troubling.

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What Home Health Providers Need to Know About THC Delta-8

The homecare industry is facing a major workforce shortage, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent vaccine mandates. Staffers are burnt out and looking for ways to cope—and that may include seeking relief in cannabis products.

Webinars & Events

Adams Keegan Webinar Recording: OSHA’s Long-Awaited COVID ETS Released

Adams Keegan has reviewed the lengthy OSHA ETS and is addressing its contents in this webinar recording.

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What’s in a mandate? Navigating OSHA’s new workplace vaccine rules

An emerging Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule will require companies with more than 100 employees to either ensure those workers are vaccinated or provide proof of a negative test each week before reporting for their jobs.

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Adams Keegan Webinar – President Biden's COVID Action Plan

On September 9, President Biden announced significant steps intended to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, Adams Keegan's team of experts offer a review of the announcement and its implications for employers.

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I’m hiring — Where are the candidates?

Not only are companies having difficulty filling positions, but they are also seeing increased numbers of candidates breaking off contact altogether, or in modern parlance, “ghosting.”

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Non-profits Can Benefit from Outsourcing HR

Focusing on ambitious goals with limited funds, nonprofits often adopt a DIY or bargain-hunt approach to their human resources functions.

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