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Introducing Angie: Our in-house HR specialist 6000 4000 PayReel
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Introducing Angie: Our in-house HR specialist

Working live events can be chaotic and challenging. It’s nice to know you have someone in your corner. Angie, our in-house HR specialist and the newest member of the PayReel team helps us ensure our employees (like you!) get paid timely and accurately. Quick and accurate payment You submit timecards by end of business on Monday; your supervisor…

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The gig economy is here to stay: Here’s what it means for businesses 4256 2832 PayReel
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The gig economy is here to stay: Here’s what it means for businesses

The gig economy now makes up 34% of the US workforce. Gone are the days when cubicles dominate workers’ worlds from 9 to 5 Mondays through Fridays. Independent contractors are more likely to do the bulk of their work from home or from Starbucks than from a cubicle or brick and mortar offices. Tax laws, employment laws,…

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When America’s pastime and labor laws collide 5404 3603 PayReel
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When America’s pastime and labor laws collide

Unpaid training. Unpaid overtime. A $25 stipend for an entire day spent in a city you don’t live in. If that sounds great to you and you know your way around a baseball diamond, head on over to your city’s minor league baseball team. You’d be a great fit. We’re not talking about the guys…

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How to navigate the increasingly dangerous waters of worker classification 4449 3675 PayReel
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How to navigate the increasingly dangerous waters of worker classification

Just as the stakes are getting higher, worker classification is getting trickier. The rise of the gig economy has led to an exponential increase in the number of independent contractors it brings into the labor pool each day. Lawmakers are taking note,  and the government ain’t playin’. Tax and employment law violations can lead to…

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Six reasons PayReel projects are better projects 560 315 PayReel
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Six reasons PayReel projects are better projects

Whether it’s a massive event or a one-camera shoot, when PayReel manages your projects, it’s the best for clients and workers alike. At PayReel, we’re devoted to making every single client and worker interaction a good one.   We make your life easy and your workers happy   1. We do it all. Unlike the…

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The gig economy: How to pay contractors and navigate benefits 4166 2083 PayReel
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The gig economy: How to pay contractors and navigate benefits

The gig economy offers benefits to workers and companies alike. While those benefits do include flexibility for workers and lower costs to employers, they don’t cover things we’ve grown used to such as built-in 401K plans, health insurance options, and worker’s compensation. For many independent contractors, that’s a problem. And as the gig economy’s slice…

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IRS mistakes cost big (even when they’re not your fault) 4500 3000 PayReel
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IRS mistakes cost big (even when they’re not your fault)

  A case involving embezzlement, tax liability, and good intentions added up to a nightmare for one man. Dr. Robert McClendon’s story proves there’s no amount of caution too intense when it comes to payroll tax liability.   The road to hell is paved with good intentions In a sobering case reported in Forbes, a…

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Four ways going freelance could land you your dream job 5882 3993 PayReel
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Four ways going freelance could land you your dream job

Considering quitting your day job but concerned about the long-term effects on your future prospects? It’s time to think differently. Here are four ways freelancing could actually boost your career in the long run:   Get paid to find—or sharpen—your passion People pay a boatload of money to refine their skills at college. Freelancers get…

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What do Trump’s first 100 days mean for the on-demand economy? 1920 1285 PayReel
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What do Trump’s first 100 days mean for the on-demand economy?

  If anything’s certain, it’s that very little is certain when it comes to the rumors and grand plans that often surround any President’s first 100 days in office. Worker classification was a major focus during President Obama’s administration, which resulted in a rash of highly-publicized lawsuits and debates across the U.S. just as the on-demand economy…

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Considering freelancing? Trump’s tax changes might convince you to take the leap. 5984 2703 PayReel
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Considering freelancing? Trump’s tax changes might convince you to take the leap.

The freedom that comes with being an independent contractor often comes at a price. Being in the driver’s seat means managing your own schedule, finances, and a lot of other complex aspects of your career. Independent contractors must pay their own self-employment tax, pay for health insurance out of pocket, and don’t have paid time off or employer matching on retirement…

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Don’t know if your locality taxes? Might be time to hire a payroll service. 4000 2668 PayReel
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Don’t know if your locality taxes? Might be time to hire a payroll service.

Would you rather think about federal, state, and local (yes, local—such as in NYC and LA) taxes more or less? A) More B) Less If you answered A, you have found your calling in life. Become a CPA and you can spend your days researching tax laws and perfecting the art of the deduction. We are forever…

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How do you keep track of all those W-4s? 4928 3264 PayReel
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How do you keep track of all those W-4s?

  The infamous W-4 might seem like a simple little piece of paper on the surface, but it’s how employers calculate tax withholdings. And unfortunately, it has the less-than-magical power to multiply exponentially when you execute live events, produce multimedia content, or just simply employ a whole lotta people.   Here’s why W-4s are so dang hard to keep…

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DOL drops the hammer on worker classification 2000 1335 PayReel
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DOL drops the hammer on worker classification

  If you’ve been paying attention to labor law (or more specifically worker classification) in the news or the grumbles of your last Uber driver, you may know that the on-demand driver provider is facing a three-headed monster. It’s not stoplights, stop signs, and lane changes—instead, it’s a mess of more than 70 federal lawsuits…

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Is preparing for April 15 a pain in your tax? We can help. 3502 2334 PayReel
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Is preparing for April 15 a pain in your tax? We can help.

Doing taxes is as challenging as solving a Rubik’s cube but without any of the fun. Also like a Rubik’s cube, there are endless ways to get it wrong. For individuals, getting taxes wrong can be painful, but the stakes are even higher for businesses. One of the biggest challenges we’re seeing for businesses right…

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How to pay temp employees and freelancers fairly and accurately 4416 2676 PayReel
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How to pay temp employees and freelancers fairly and accurately

  According to a study by Princeton University, 95% of the 10 million new jobs added during President Obama’s terms were temporary or part-time. Unfortunately, the reality for many such workers is difficult. Often, they lack access to benefits, work overtime without corresponding compensation, and deal with clients who pay late or don’t pay at all. On…

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Contractor payroll, overtime exemptions, and what Volkswagen’s scandal teaches us 5472 3648 PayReel
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Contractor payroll, overtime exemptions, and what Volkswagen’s scandal teaches us

  Heads up: The way the production industry has traditionally approached contractor payroll just isn’t going to cut it anymore. Though currently stalled, new overtime regulations are questioning outdated payment practices—including day rates in the production industry. Wherever you find new guidelines radically changing previously-accepted practices, you will also find someone trying to get around them. But it behooves…

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How 2016’s overtime exemptions, minimum wage, and more will affect 2017 500 266 PayReel
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How 2016’s overtime exemptions, minimum wage, and more will affect 2017

The ball has dropped and the confetti has settled. Now that we’re back to work, let’s talk about what changed—other than the year—when the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 2016.   Minimum wage As of Jan. 2017, if you have employees working in one of the 29 states (plus Washington, D.C.) that passed a new…

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How much money will you save now that mileage rates have decreased? 6016 4016 PayReel
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How much money will you save now that mileage rates have decreased?

  You love your freelancers because they go the extra mile. Now that extra mile is going to cost you less. Effective Jan. 1, standard mileage rates for using a personal vehicle for business purposes will be just a little lower than they were in 2016. Here is the CliffsNotes on how the mileage rates…

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Overtime exemptions are on hold. How will it affect you? 1756 1241 PayReel
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Overtime exemptions are on hold. How will it affect you?

  A ruling slated to put an additional $1.2 billion per year in workers’ pockets is now on ice. Here is the state of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) and what it means for your business.   What exactly is the FSLA? The Department of Labor’s (DOL) FSLA includes new overtime exemptions. If and when…

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Paying non-exempt employees after the minimum wage increase 4131 2749 PayReel
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Paying non-exempt employees after the minimum wage increase

  One hotly-contested topic this election year has been the minimum wage increase. While we still don’t know exactly how federal minimum wage will be affected once our new president takes office; what we have right now is a mashup of states who are implementing gradual increases, several whose increases depend on a litany of…

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