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The Costco Joint Employer Misclassification Landmark: Ending the "Shell Company" Tax Evasion Model in Logistics
The Costco Joint Employer Misclassification Landmark: Ending the "Shell Company" Tax Evasion Model in Logistics
Dec 27, 20254 min read
The $253,636 Lesson—How Mismanaging Tips and Overtime Cost a Restaurant Chain Everything
The $253,636 Lesson—How Mismanaging Tips and Overtime Cost a Restaurant Chain Everything
Dec 26, 20253 min read
Chopstix Buffet (New Orleans, Louisiana): When Credit-Card Tips Become “House Money”
Chopstix Buffet (New Orleans, Louisiana): When Credit-Card Tips Become “House Money”
Dec 26, 20254 min read
The Manager Routine That Prevents HR Fires (Without More Meetings)
A lightweight HR routine: 1:1s, documentation, and escalation rules that reduce conflict and compliance risk.
Dec 24, 20251 min read
HR Recordkeeping for Small Business: A Simple System You Can Maintain
A practical HR file structure and retention workflow that keeps employee records organized and easy to retrieve.
Dec 24, 20251 min read
Compliance Hygiene: Posters, Notices, and Acknowledgments That Get Missed
A checklist for required postings, notices, and employee acknowledgments—and how to manage updates without chaos.
Dec 24, 20251 min read
The Small Business Policy Starter Set: What You Need (and What You Don’t)
A practical list of the policies most small businesses need, plus a maintenance cadence to keep policies current.
Dec 24, 20251 min read
Final Paycheck Checklist: How to Close Employment Cleanly
A final paycheck checklist: last-day steps, documentation, and records that reduce confusion and disputes.
Dec 24, 20251 min read
Timekeeping That Holds Up: A Practical Guide for Hourly Teams
How to build reliable timekeeping: rules, edits, approvals, and documentation that prevent payroll disputes.
Dec 23, 20251 min read
A 30-60-90 Day Retention Plan That Prevents Early Turnover
A simple 30-60-90 day plan to reduce early turnover: expectations, check-ins, and training milestones.
Dec 23, 20251 min read
The Structured Interview Playbook: How Small Businesses Hire More Consistently
A step-by-step structured interview system: scorecards, question banks, and decision rules to reduce hiring mistakes.
Dec 23, 20251 min read
Employee Classification Basics: A Simple Framework for Small Teams
A plain-language guide to employee classification and why misclassification becomes expensive. Includes a documentation checklist.
Dec 23, 20251 min read
The New Hire Paperwork Checklist (Small Business Edition)
A practical new-hire paperwork checklist: what to collect, when to collect it, and how to keep records clean and consistent.
Dec 23, 20251 min read
Restaurant Labor Inspections Are Getting Tighter — Here’s How to Stay on the Safe Side
Across the U.S., restaurant owners are seeing the same pattern: more inspections, deeper checks, and less warning.From payroll records and tip allocation to job classification and rest-break logs, enforcement agencies are taking a closer, more coordinated look at food-service employers.
Oct 14, 20253 min read
小费制度改革：美国各州立法动态与餐厅影响
小费制度（tipping / gratuity system）向来是美国餐饮业劳资关系与收入分配中的敏感焦点。近年来，受最低工资上涨压力、工人组织行动、税收改革动议等多重因素推动，美国多个州和联邦层面正在重新审视或调整小费制度。本文梳理主要立法趋势、争议焦点，以及这些制度变革对餐厅—尤其是中小型餐饮业者的潜在影响，为决策者、投资者与业界提供透视视角。
Oct 12, 202510 min read
Rebuilding the Restaurant Workforce: The Labor Equation After COVID-19
Three years after COVID-19 disrupted the global restaurant industry, the workforce that sustained it is still fundamentally unstable.Through continuous research across the United States, Canada, and Australia, PeopleDeal HR identifies that the labor challenge is no longer about “shortage” — it’s about restructuring.
Oct 9, 20253 min read
The Future of Work: Technology, Policy, and the Human Equation
The future of work is no longer a distant horizon — it’s unfolding in real time. Artificial intelligence, demographic change, and shifting social expectations are rewriting the contract between employers and employees.
Oct 8, 20254 min read
The Borderless Workforce
Work has gone global — not just in where products are made, but in how people move.The same forces that once connected trade now connect talent: digital platforms, remote work, migration, and cross-border education.
For employers, this globalization of the workforce presents both an unprecedented opportunity and a new set of governance challenges.Wages, compliance, culture, and competition no longer end at the city or even national level. Every small business is, in some sen
Oct 8, 20254 min read
What Real-World HR Cases Reveal About Resilience and Risk
Every great company has a story it doesn’t want to tell — a mistake, a dispute, or a compliance failure that became public. Yet in the world of workforce management, how an organization learns from failure often defines its long-term success more than any quarterly profit.
Oct 8, 20254 min read
Turning Workforce Data into Strategic Insight
For decades, restaurant owners and small-business leaders have relied on instinct to make workforce decisions: who to hire, when to schedule, how much to pay. But instinct, while valuable, is no longer enough.
Oct 8, 20254 min read
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