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Protect Your People and Profits: Seven Big Payroll Mistakes to Avoid

Sep 09, 2025
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Protect Your People and Profits: Seven Big Payroll Mistakes to Avoid
Episode Overview

Your trucks might run on gas. 

But your business runs on people, and payroll mistakes can grind everything to a halt. 

Inova leaders Mary Leveridge, an executive vice president, and Kathey Palmer, chief growth officer, unpack the seven most common payroll and human resources traps that field service companies face in this new episode of the Pest in Class podcast from FieldRoutes

From worker misclassification and time-tracking pitfalls to prevailing wage compliance and the risks of manual payroll entry, they show how to avoid costly mistakes and build a business that is stronger, more resilient, and more profitable.

Inova, part of the FieldRoutes Marketplace, is FieldRoutes' integrated preferred partner for everything payroll, HR, benefits, and more.

Join Leveridge, Palmer, and host Amanda Salvatore as they discuss:

  • The seven big mistakes in payroll and human resources

  • Employee vs. contractor: misclassification explained

  • Why onboarding defines employee retention

  • Manual data entry: small errors, big consequence

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The Pest In Class podcast from FieldRoutes is your destination for hearing insight, inspiration, and stories from fellow pest control industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Pest In Class host Amanda Salvatore will interview a new leader each episode as FieldRoutes celebrates the success of its customers while delivering software solutions to help them along their growth journey.

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