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,...
Concerns in a Down Economy

Concerns in a Down Economy

In a nutshell, the goal of a pension plan is to help your employees put aside money for their retirement. This can be done strictly on an employee deferment system, or you, as their employer can make contributions to help them reach their retirement goals. The problem...

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Pension Planner – From the Editor

Pension Planner – From the Editor

Quite often, we are provided with information about updates and regulatory changes for retirement plans. These updates are geared to benefit current and future retirement plan participants by improving accessibility for future financial security of individuals,...

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Recommended IT Policies

Recommended IT Policies

Good governance and accountability require an organization to adopt policies and procedures related to IT to provide criteria and guidance for the company’s computer-related operations. To effectively protect computing resources and data, companies should have an...

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Guest Article: Cybersecurity – Legal Expert Analysis

Guest Article: Cybersecurity – Legal Expert Analysis

Navigating the ambiguous requirement of ‘Reasonable Security’ measures while protecting personal information. Over the last couple of years, cybersecurity laws have commonly required that sensitive information be protected through the use of “reasonable security.”...

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Guest Article: Disposing Technology

Guest Article: Disposing Technology

What businesses should know about electronic data destruction and e-recycling to maintain data compliance, avoid a catastrophic data breach, and protect the environment. IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) is the process of retiring computer equipment and other IT Hardware...

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Guest Article: Cybersecurity Insurance

Guest Article: Cybersecurity Insurance

Times have certainly changed with respect to cybersecurity controls. Regardless of industry or organizational size, companies should expect to see a continued disciplined underwriting approach that remains laser-focused on data security controls, with rates continuing...

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Guest Article: Incident Response Planning

Guest Article: Incident Response Planning

Imagine this: You’re the Executive Director of a $5 million dollar nonprofit organization. It’s 6:30 AM on Monday morning and even though you wish you were still sleeping; you are logging into your email to follow-up with some donors. You get a login error message,...

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