Sep 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Are deductions for medical, dental and other insurance pre-tax for our employees? Maybe. Certain insurance deductions can be pre-tax for employees, but only if the employer has a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan in place. A Cafeteria Plan requires a formal signed plan...
Sep 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
LEXINGTON – It’s a candy factory. Not a movie fantasy like Willy Wonka’s, but a special place nonetheless. The bracing aroma of peppermint pervades the building and clings sweetly to clothes when you leave. Workers in lab coats and hair nets move among gleaming...
Sep 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Health Policy UpdateNov. 1, 2017 – ACA Open-enrollment Period ApproachesAs of March 2017, about 10.3 million people signed up and paid for coverage on the ACA exchanges. The next enrollment period begins Nov. 1, 2017 and lasts 45 days. HHS officials said there is no...
Sep 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
How to Help Employees Blend Work and Life Effectively Five years ago, forward-thinking HR executives were thinking about work-life balance and how to help busy, stressed-out employees find enough downtime outside the office. In over two years of Herman Miller...
Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
One-third of Employers Make Costly Payroll Mistakes September 4th – 8th is National Payroll Week—a week that “celebrates the hard work by America’s 150 million wage earners and the payroll professionals who pay them.” Did you know that 67% of the annual revenue...
Aug 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Necessities & Health Care – Where U.S. Consumers Spend Their MoneyConsumers spend most of their money on necessities, especially housing and health care. The brick-and-mortar retail industry is in crisis. For many old-line retailers, sales and market share are...
