As with most HR Audits we perform, there are always areas where even the most well-informed restaurants fall short. While these oversights can seem minimal and insignificant, they can more often than not, result in extremely costly violations if not rectified. Below details the top 3 infringements we see when [...]
HR Corner
Are you in compliance? California requires Employers provide the following pamphlets:
Title
Employers must provide to
Paid Family Leave
New employees and when leave of absence is taken for a covered reason.
State Disability Ins.
New employees and when employees take a nonwork-related disability leave.
Unemployment Ins.
Any given employee being terminated, laid off, or given a leave of absence.
Workers Compensation
New employees [...]
Introducing VineHR
If the Department of Labor Shows Up at your restaurant…
Will You Be Prepared?
Our restaurant HR specialists are here to assist you with the core issues that all restaurants face.
California Wage and Hour Issues
Benefits Planning and Management
Safety and Compliance
Meal Period and Rest Break Compliance
I-9 Employee Issues
Job Mis-Classifications (exempt vs. non exempt)
Harassment Prevention
Interested in learning more? [...]
Form 1099/Form W9
The IRS requires companies to submit Form 1099 for all payments aggregating $600 or more in a calendar year to a single payee for services received, including rent. In order to ensure that we obtain necessary information to complete your filings, you will be receiving a letter from Vine Solutions regarding Form 1099 [...]
Vine Solutions
Tel: (415) 927-3308
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PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/23/2011
February 2011; THE MANAGEMENT team at Vine Solutions
CORTE MADERA, CA (2/24/2011)—Edward N. Levine, CEO and Founder of Vine Solutions, Inc. (“Vine”) is pleased to announce the appointment and promotion of several key executives effective immediately:
Takashi Nikaidoh has been appointed Director of Accounting and a member of [...]
In an effort to help small businesses afford the rising cost of health insurance, the IRS has created a new 35% tax credit on the health insurance they provide to their workers as part of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
Those who are eligible, according to the new credit requirements, must provide a minimum coverage of 50 [...]
The Coupon Craze;
Can Internet Coupons Cut it?
There’s no need to explain what Groupon is, as the company’s omnipresence has spread like wildfire creating the most utilized discount concepts known to the Internet. Therefore, it’s no wonder why it’s become so successful among bargain seeking-consumers. The question critics raise, however, is can business owners afford to engage in [...]
In recent years, it’s been no secret the difficulty small businesses have faced just to stay afloat in the strained economy. Yet, a recent bill signed by the House of Representatives might be exactly what is needed to give these companies a new lease on life.
The National Restaurant Association has been watching closely as the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act was first [...]
Up until now, each county in the state of California had the ability to self govern when regulating the standards for food safety in restaurants and state law required that only one owner or manager per restaurant be certified in food safety. However, the SB 602 Food Safety measure signed into legislation by Governor Schwarzenegger has enacted a law standardizing [...]
Minimum Wage
San Francisco minimum wage will increase from 9.79 per hour to 9.92 per hour, effective January 1, 2011. The ordinance requires employers to display an updated poster with the new wage information. This must be displayed in area readily accessible to employees and must be in English, Spanish, Chinese and any other language spoken [...]
