PPACA Notice Alert

Health Insurance Exchanges Reach One Month Anniversary – Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplaces (also known as Health Insurance Exchanges) commenced on 10/1/2013 in preparation for the January 1, 2014 mandate for individuals to be covered by...

Tips for Employee File Maintenance

Purpose and Overview: It is vital to secure and retain new employee forms in compliance with state and federal regulations and employer’s personnel policies. Periodic review of personnel file contents should not be overseen.Some “Best Practices” for...

Holiday Parties and Alcohol

The holidays are approaching faster than the department stores can replace the summer final clearance items off the display racks with the holiday-themed merchandise that will engulf retailers’ locations for the immediate months to come. The rapidly approaching...

Top Five HR-Related Concerns for Small Business Owners

Based on the feedback we hear from our small business clients on a daily basis, we have compiled a list of the top five fears that small business owners face going into 2014. Below are a few tips of the trade to assist employers in these areas.Finding the Right...

IRS Recognizes All Same-Sex Marriages for Pretax Benefits

9/23/2013 By Stephen Miller, CEBS | SHRMRuling extends pretax treatment to same-sex spouses’ health insurance coverage in all 50 statesUnder a new Internal Revenue Service ruling, employees who pay for employer-provided health insurance for their same-sex spouse...