Employ-Ease, Inc.

26/02/2026

Thanks Theresa Oschmann for chatting with me about Employ-Ease! I'm always happy to share some know-how and give support to small business owners who may feel overwhelmed with everything that comes with having employees.

In this episode of Hanging Out For a Living, we break down what a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) really does and why more small employers are turni...

23/12/2025

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭? 🪛🛠️
𝑷𝒂𝒚𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝑹 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.

14 panels, 237 screws, a tiny wrench, and instructions that make no sense. 😕
One wrong step means undoing everything and starting over.

Payroll can feel exactly the same way. Tons of rules, endless websites, confusing instructions… one mistake and you’ve got unhappy employees or compliance headaches.

🛜 There is a website for every issue that employers need to comply with but like the cabinet, just because there are instructions doesn’t mean everyone can follow them.

A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is like your instruction-savvy friend. They handle payroll, benefits, and compliance, so all the pieces fit together, without the stress.

P.S. If you were expecting me to make an Ikea joke, sorry you’ll have to make it yourself! (get it?) 😉

11/12/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭.

Have you ever picked out a new pair of shoes because you liked the look and thought they'd pull your whole wardrobe together? 👠 I know I have.

I got them home, tried them on, and they were snug. The heel rubbed just a little too much, the toe was longer than I am used to, and after wearing them for a while, I got a blister.

I started wondering if my choice was a good idea after all.

Bringing on a new employee can sometimes feel the same way. You’re hopeful and excited, thinking they’ll fit perfectly into your small business. But as you start to get them on board, you quickly find out there are more details than you first expected. 😟

Here are a few things employers should tackle right away:

📄 File the new hire report with New York State as soon as possible. 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡.

⚕️ Make sure your new team member knows which employee benefits plans are available. 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑒.

👷 Check in with your payroll provider to update or set up a new workers’ comp policy and classify your new employee. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑡.

😊 Confirm that disability and paid family medical leave coverage is set up. 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠.

A payroll service or a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can make these human resource management steps a lot easier.

At first, everything feels like a lot to handle, but having a reliable payroll company behind you takes a big load off. They get the paperwork and deadlines handled, so you can actually enjoy bringing someone new onto your team. 🎉

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝?

04/12/2025

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 “𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨” 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨” 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬.

As a homeowner, I get excited about the big changes everyone can see… like putting in a new patio. But there are behind-the-scenes projects too, like replacing a worn-out furnace. Nobody talks about it, but if it fails, everyone notices!

Running a company is similar.

Things like product launches, new vehicle wraps and pop-up events get all the attention, but 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙.

You might not want to shout about your payroll company, but when it’s missing or not working, problems are quick to appear.

If you want more time on the “want to do” things, make sure you’ve got the right payroll provider by your side for the “have to do’s”.

26/11/2025

25/11/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 🦃

🏦 Bank closings
✈️Travel
⏱️Shifted deadlines
📫Busy postal service

But your team relies on getting paid, no matter what. 💸

That’s why having a reliable payroll provider is so important. Your payroll, tax payments, and employee benefit plans are all handled, so your staff is always taken care of.

Using a payroll service like Employ-Ease who plans ahead, allows you to relax and enjoy the holiday.

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 👇
(𝐸𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑘 𝑈𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒 🤣)

20/11/2025

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞? 🤔

After years of annual employee reviews, I realized the same values I expect from my staff apply to service providers: punctuality, accuracy, thoroughness, friendliness and pride in service.

Here’s what I track with every employee’s review, but you can apply to your payroll service:

• Punctuality: 𝐷𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑢𝑝 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑? 🕒
• Accuracy: 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑡𝑎𝑥𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑦?
• Thoroughness: 𝐷𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠?
• Friendly: 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙, ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑓𝑢𝑙 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑧𝑒𝑠?
• Ownership: 𝐷𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟?

If your payroll provider falls short, you could have some unhappy workers, maybe compliance headaches with workers comp, or problems with the IRS. When the gaps get too wide, sometimes the best option is, well, to part ways (been there a few times).

Here’s where a professional employer organization (PEO) shines: payroll, human resource management, employee benefits, filings, and real partnership in one place.

🤔 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫?

13/11/2025

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲?

That was me, heading to my aunt’s 90th birthday celebration. A road trip with my Mom and sisters that should’ve been a quick five-hour jaunt.

Half an hour in, someone realized her bag was left behind. 🧳We circled back, then hit the road again.

But a few hours later, we got pulled over for speeding. 🏁 A ticket and ½ hr later, we were on our way yet again.

As if that wasn’t enough, car sickness struck one of our passengers hard 🤢, forcing us to stop again and again.

Seven hours after leaving home, we finally arrived, exhausted, and not everyone even made it to the party.

The sidetracking and wasted time reminded me so much of running a small business. Sometimes it feels like just when you think things are on track, you hit a roadblock especially when payroll issues crop up.

➡️ Maybe you’ve wrestled with confusing tax forms, struggled to keep track of overtime, or found yourself panicking over missed deadlines and direct deposit errors.

➡️ One month, everything’s fine; the next, there’s an IRS notice or frantic employee calls asking where their paychecks are.

➡️ Even setting up deductions for things like retirement or health insurance can take time better spent elsewhere.

Without some help, payroll becomes more than just a to-do—it’s a stress test.
New and small employers can avoid employment setbacks by outsourcing HR and payroll.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲? 🚗

06/11/2025

𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧?

Are you in a tug-of-war between taking care of your team and dealing with all the paperwork, payroll, and rules that come with them?

You’re definitely not the only one!

Your employees matter a lot — they help you get more done, spread the word about your business, and sometimes even step in when you need a break. 💪

But keeping up with government requirements, legal updates, and all the “fine print” can eat up your time and energy fast. And let’s be honest — searching for answers online doesn’t always make things clearer.

Here’s a tip 👉
If paperwork, compliance, or HR tasks are taking over your days, consider partnering with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO).

A PEO can:
✅ Keep employee costs in check
✅ Help you stay compliant with changing laws
✅ Build competitive benefits to attract and retain great people

You want to Hire Help - Not Handle Headaches.

If managing all the rules is starting to feel like your main job, maybe it’s time to let the experts handle it.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧?

31/10/2025

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲. 🗽
𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝.

Compliance with NY voting law is good, but the civic investment may be more meaningful.

I want to share a quick, helpful reminder about the New York State law that impacts our employees on Election Day. Let’s get the facts straight and keep this simple and practical:

➡️ If a registered voter doesn’t have four consecutive hours before or after their shift while polls are open, you must offer time off to vote.

➡️ These employees get up to two paid hours for voting.

➡️ Employees should let you know ahead of time, and you both can work out whether time off will be at the start or end of their shift.

➡️ Communication between you both is key to meeting business needs and civic responsibility.

𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ, 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡?

Supporting our team’s right to vote is about being a responsible employer and good citizen! Which leads to a better economy and healthy democracy.

𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞!

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 & 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔.