Business developments selected for their consequence to smaller companies: earnings that reveal demand, bankruptcies and consolidation, wage floors, tax adjustments and new compliance dates. Entries note effective dates and thresholds. Suited to owners, franchise operators and the accountants who must act on a deadline.
Misclassification is not a paperwork technicality — it is back taxes, penalties, and benefits exposure, decided by an economic-realities test no job title survives.
