Addressing Compliance Challenges and Opportunities for Hybrid Workers
26 July, 2021
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes

As the coronavirus pandemic eases, organizations are increasingly returning employees to physical worksites. While the details may vary, one thing is certain: The future for many office employees is a blend of flexible on-site and remote work. While organizations may be ready to take the step to fu...
9 Reasons Why a Good Benefits Broker Is More Crucial Than Ever
03 June, 2015
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds
Most good employers want to provide a strong benefit package, and they want to do it in a way that complies with legal requirements. But the increasingly complex nature of benefits – especially since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – is making that more difficult. Even an employe...
Three things to consider in FLSA and ACA Compliance
03 February, 2015
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds
“Because I said so!” Who hasn’t heard that in their lifetime? When we’re kids, it may work, but for people in HR, Payroll and Benefit roles, it’s a dangerous way to manage a workforce and may cause issues with FLSA and ACA Compliance. In October 2013 when the Marketplace Notice became due, there...
Please prove your ACA coverage — you have 20 seconds to comply!
23 June, 2015
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer mandates and deadlines may not be as severe and scary as the famous haywire robot test scene in RoboCop, but aspects of the law are putting plenty of fear into those who have been paying attention to its implementation requirements. Repercussions can be much wo...
Compliance Corner: New Final Overtime Rule
28 June, 2024
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) recently introduced a new, final overtime (OT) rule, bringing significant changes for employers and employees. To help you understand its key aspects and implications, we interviewed isolved's Senior Director of HR Solutions, Karyn Rhodes. Read on to discover...
Home Health Care Organization Modernizes HR with One Solution
22 May, 2024
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds

The pandemic had a tremendous effect on businesses around the globe. With people working from home and needing access to information from anywhere, it forced organizations to switch from antiquated ways of managing their business to a more modernized approach. Friends Life Care Partners (FLCP) exper...
Compliance Corner: Baby Boomers Exiting the Workforce: How HR Should Prepare
31 May, 2023
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes

As the Baby Boomer generation begins to head toward retirement, a massive change is heading to workplaces across the country. In this month’s Compliance Corner, we hear from isolved’s HR Services Manager Rachel Barr to discuss the implications of this generational shift. Has the mass workplace exodu...
What’s Holding Your Team Back and How to Move Past It
19 March, 2019
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 30 seconds
As a company leader, perhaps one of your greatest responsibilities is keeping your team on the path to success. You do this by setting goals, keeping the lines of communication open, reviewing progress and motivating each employee to do his or her best work. But sometimes, despite your best efforts,...
Five Interview Questions You Didn't Know Were Illegal
23 February, 2016 | 3 Comments
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 15 seconds
The point of any interview is to get to know as much as possible about a potential job candidate. Making sure a possible candidate is a good fit for both the position and the company at large does well for all parties involved in the end. The process of determining these factors is usually done thro...
Cadillac Tax Implementation is Full Steam Ahead
05 August, 2015
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 15 seconds
One of the few remaining Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements is a 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurance coverage that exceeds specified threshold amounts. Also known as the Cadillac tax, it becomes effective in 2018 and is expected to be a major source of revenue. As a fol...
Affordable Care Act Resolutions for 2015
27 January, 2015 | 1 Comments
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds
Resolutions abound on January 1 each year only to be broken or forgotten in a matter of weeks or months. Since March 23, 2010, employers have continually resolved to keep up with the changes and stay in compliance. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) resolutions for 2015 will be harmful for the weary emp...
3 Steps to Better Intern Management
17 May, 2016
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Internships are phenomenal opportunities for students to gain real-world insight into industry careers. Internships are coveted by employers due to minimizing financial expenses from wages and benefits while maximizing employee output. Internships are typically unpaid in terms of traditional reimbur...
How to Use Candidate Feedback to Refine Your Hiring Process
27 December, 2018
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds
The hiring process can be complicated and frustrating for many human resource departments. You can do your best to make the process as seamless as possible and still find that you’re missing the mark. While there are many resources out there to help you refine the process, the best source of i...
Why HR Technology Has Never Made More Sense
28 April, 2021
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 15 seconds

Raise your hand if you feel both exhausted and optimistic. You’re not alone. The pandemic wreaked havoc on the business world. By upending strategic plans and the concept of business strategy, the resilience of organizations was repeatedly tested. To maintain some semblance of well, organizat...
isolved Delivers All the HCM You Need, Now with Mojo
13 September, 2018
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds
Charlotte, NC — September 13, 2018 iSolved HCM, the software company behind the iSolved human capital management (HCM) platform, unveiled iSolved with Mojo at the HR Tech Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, September 12-14, 2018. iSolved with Mojo is a people-centric solution that delivers a...
Coast-to-Coast Tax Developments: Opt-Ins in New York, Deferments in San Francisco
24 May, 2018
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes
There are some notable tax changes at the state and local levels for the 2018 tax year, with two historical bellwethers—New York and San Francisco—leading the way. Following the passage of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, New York state responded by making changes to its 2019 budget t...
Massachusetts Is the Latest State to Raise Minimum Wage to $15, Enacts Paid Family Leave
08 August, 2018
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds
Over the next five years, Massachusetts will incrementally increase its minimum hourly wage from $11 to $15. Legislation signed by Governor Charlie Baker (R) will increase the minimum wage by 75 cents on Jan. 1 of each year from 2019 to 2023. Beginning in 2019, the minimum wage will increase to $12...
Analytics, AI and Awesome HR Outcomes
27 June, 2023
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

Thirty-two percent of businesses plan to invest in HR analytics this year according to a recent survey of more than 500 HR leaders. These investment dollars can be used to ensure HR teams have access to data that enables them to respond quicker to the changing needs of their organization and its emp...
Compliance Corner: Q&A HR Year-End Round-Up and Preparing for 2023
27 December, 2022
Estimated time to read: 4 minutes

The holidays are well under way and before we know it 2023 will be starting. We all want to start fresh and not be playing catch up with 2022 tasks, especially in HR. HR reps maybe thinking about the best ways to finish off those last-minute year-end details in order to have a clean slate in the nea...
Six Reasons why HCM Technology is Taking off
02 December, 2014 | 2 Comments
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 45 seconds
Nucleus Research, a company that evaluates technology ROI, recently published some interesting results about HCM technology implementation. The 42 case studies included companies from a wide range of industries and organization sizes. Some findings: For each $1.00 spent, HCM technology returns an...
4 Steps to Developing Better Leadership Skills
07 March, 2017
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Being in a leadership position can sometimes make you feel like you have a target on your back. Your ability to lead effectively has the power to propel your team to success or drag it down into failure, so it can often feel like the stakes are much higher for only you. But the responsibility should...
People Management Must-Haves for Manufacturing
15 March, 2021
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 15 seconds

Fifty-seven percent of human resources (HR) departments in the manufacturing industry are receiving budget increases this year according to data from isolved’s Transforming Employee Experience report. While there is a long list of technology that HR leaders plan to invest in, one thing is clea...
Compliance Corner: Q&A on Salary History Bans
29 July, 2022
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 30 seconds

Some employers use salary history as a way to set or negotiate compensation, but this tactic can have unintended consequences - including causing salary inequities and gaps. Salary history bans are one way to attempt to close those gaps. But for states and localities that don’t have any salary ban l...
How to Use Assessments for Better Talent Acquisition
21 August, 2018
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes
When you hear the phrase "hiring assessment," what comes to mind? More than likely, you're thinking of long, boring multiple-choice questionnaires that all seem to ask relatively useful questions but never really give you the right answers. For many years, that's exactly what an asse...
New FLSA Overtime Rules Make Accurate Time Tracking More Important Than Ever
31 May, 2016 | 1 Comments
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes
Just last week, On May 18, 2016, Secretary Perez and President Obama announced that the Department of Labor finalized drastic changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which update overtime regulations. These new changes will go into effect on December 1, 2016, giving employers some time to up...