Long Island Business

Empowering Workers: Department of Labor’s New Overtime Rule Benefits 4.3 Million Americans

The U.S. Department of Labor has made a significant move with its latest final rule, which revamps regulations concerning overtime pay eligibility. This change is poised to impact the lives of millions of American workers, addressing long-standing concerns and modernizing labor standards. Let’s delve into why this development is crucial and how it will affect both employees and employers.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cerini & Associates, LLP Announces Key Promotions to Drive Continued Growth and Excellence

Cerini & Associates, LLP Announces Key Promotions to Drive Continued Growth and ExcellenceContact: Kelli-Anne CeriniMarketing ManagerCerini & Associates, LLPP: 631-582-1600 ext. 401E: [email protected], NY – January 16, 2024 – Cerini & Associates,...

Cerini Connection: Creating an Impactful Website

December 2023 Cerini Connection Topic: Creating an Impactful Website Join Ken Cerini and Simon Lewis Founder of Suffolk County Webmasters as they discuss the secrets to a successful online presence in our upcoming webinar! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or new to the...

Guest Article: How to Implement Your Business’s New CSR Program: 5 Steps

The results are in: effective corporate leadership is more essential than ever before. Recent trends point to an increased need for businesses to focus on their employees’ mental health and well-being, provide upskilling opportunities, and offer flexible work...

Cerini Connection: Pay Transparency & Retaining Employees

November 2023 Cerini Connection Topic: Pay Transparency & Retaining Employees Join Ken Cerini and guests Susan Kreeger and Jill Krumholz from RealHR Solutions for our monthly webinar series helping businesses and nonprofits! The conversation delved into several...

IRS Releases Tax Brackets and Other Key Limits for 2024

On November 9, 2023 the IRS released the 2024 tax brackets, standard deduction and retirement account limits. As a result of the high inflation seen in 2023, brackets will increase by about 5.4% with similar increases seen in other limits.2024 Standard Deduction The...

Cerini Connection: Automating Your Internal Functions

October 2023 Cerini Connection Topic: Automating Your Internal Functions Join Ken Cerini and guest Albert Borghese of Cerini & Associates, LLP for our monthly webinar series helping businesses and nonprofits! They will discuss : • Seamless Integration: Discover...

IRS to Pause Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Claims – What’s Next for the IRS and for Employers?

As many have heard, on September 14, 2023 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has taken the unprecedented step of halting the processing of new claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) through at least December 31, 2023. The halt comes in response to a growing...

Risk Transfer & Understanding NYS Labor Laws with SterlingRisk

Join our webinar with seasoned insurance professionals Josh Weisberg and Michael Fleischer of SterlingRisk.

Benefits of an Automated AP Workflow – Business

Since COVID changed the way we operate, businesses are continuing to evaluate the policies, systems, and procedures implemented during the Pandemic to determine which are here to stay and where they can improve the efficiency of their workflow. During the Pandemic,...
Secure Act 2.0

Secure Act 2.0

Retirement plans have experienced some regulation changes over the past year thanks to the SECURE Act. The SECURE Act was put into place to make retirement plans more accessible and beneficial to participants and employers. There is a new bill going through Congress...

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IRS Extends Tax Deadline to May 17th, 2021 for individuals

IRS Extends Tax Deadline to May 17th, 2021 for individuals

The IRS announced on March 17, 2021 an extension of the INDIVIDUAL tax filing deadline from April 15th, 2021 to May 17th, 2021. This extension comes on the eve of IRS Commissioner Rettig testifying before congress regarding the 2021 filing season and after several...

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Microsoft Excel Tips & Tricks

Microsoft Excel Tips & Tricks

Microsoft Excel is a dynamic analysis tool that has become a major part of our business environment. It is estimated that around 89% of companies utilize Excel in the operations of their businesses, but very few are using it to its fullest potential. Excel is such a...

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Automating Back Office Functions

Automating Back Office Functions

As the past year has taught us, now more than ever, businesses need to be adaptable and able to change operations on a dime; finding new ways to be effective in remote environments and create operating efficiencies by automating ordinary day-to-day business functions....

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COVID Pivot

COVID Pivot

2020 will go down in history as the year the world was put on pause. The Coronavirus pandemic changed the way we live, the way we recreate, the way we do business, and the way we socialize. For many businesses, it was a death knoll, and even with some level of PPP and...

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Virtual Workplace

Virtual Workplace

Due to the recent challenges brought on by the pandemic, many offices have shifted from the traditional brick and mortar workplace to complete remote work environments. For some, this was a manageable transition, but for others it was a completely new and unfamiliar...

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