Payroll

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September 2, 2020 

Wage Growth and Hours Worked See Increase in August

Hourly earnings growth was steady at 3.28 percent in August and weekly earnings continue to improve as the number of hours worked increases. The national jobs index stood at 94.39, moderating 0.21 percent from the previous month.

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August 31, 2020 

5 Lead Nurturing Email Program Tips

Believe it or not, email is still your ace in the hole when it comes to lead generation. According to the Content Marketing Institute, “31% of B2B marketers say email newsletters are the best way to nurture leads.”

Becky Livingston

Treasury Department

August 30, 2020 

IRS Issues Guidance on Payroll Tax Deferral

The Treasury Department has issued its official guidance on the 2020 payroll tax relief that President Trump put into action on August 8 in his Presidential Memorandum.

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August 28, 2020 

More Workers Testing Positive for Drugs

The rate of workforce drug positivity hit a sixteen-year high in 2019, according to a new analysis from Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic information services. Positivity rates in the combined U.S. workforce ...

retirement_accounts

August 26, 2020 

401(k) Balances See Rebound in Q2 2020

The average account balance across all participant accounts finished Q2 2020 at $285,616, a 3.3% increase year-over-year and a 13% increase from Q1 2020. That's according to Charles Schwab’s SDBA Indicators Report, an benchmark on retirement plan ...