blogging at Management 2000

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 by Stephen Day
        Peo Outsourcing Indiana.  We at Management 2000 are proud to offer this service to the small busiensses of central Indiana.  Contact us for more info. We are the largest PEO in Indianapolis!

Human Resources Help – Attendance Policies

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by Human Resources

Regular attendance at work is an essential function of most jobs. However, there are many legitimate reasons why employees cannot be at work every day. In order to help control absenteeism, employers should have a policy that addresses issues associated with attendance. These issues include...

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PPACA September Milestone Approaches

Thursday, August 12, 2010 by Andy Kuhn

As Employers look ahead to 2011 plan years, they're raising questions to understand the affect health-care reform will have on current and future employee benefits plans.  What changes, if any, apply to our group plan?  Do I have to may all changes now?  Is our plan Grandfathered; if so, does that...Read More »

Human Resources Help – Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Monday, July 19, 2010 by Human Resources

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit offers a federal tax break to employers that hire workers from targeted disadvantaged groups on or before Aug. 31, 2011. 

  • The credit is worth up to 40 percent of the first $6,000 of qualifying wages paid to a WOTC-certified worker employed at least 400 hours.
  • For...
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Employers Healthcare Costs Projected to Rise 9% in 2011

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Andy Kuhn

In a time of much uncertainty surrounding the healthcare reform, according to a June 14th PricewaterhouseCoopers, 'Behind the Numbers Report', employer costs are estimated to increase around 9%.  The good news is this is a drop of 0.5% from 2010 growth rate.  What are the primary contributors?

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HR Best Practices - Attendance

Monday, July 12, 2010 by Human Resources

For the first three months of 2010, employee absence rates averaged 0.8 percent of scheduled worker days. While this may not seem to be a lot, absenteeism is one of the human resource issues that frustrates and concerns employers.  


The HR Department at Management 2000, a PEO with offices...

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Human Resources Help - Attendance Policies

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Human Resources

Regular attendance at work is an essential function of most jobs. However, there are many legitimate reasons why employees cannot be at work every day. In order to help control absenteeism, employers should have a policy that addresses issues associated with attendance. These issues include...

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Grandfather Status - You've Entered the "Caution" Zone

Friday, June 18, 2010 by Andy Kuhn
On June 14,2010, The IRS, U.S. Department of Labor and HHS released guidance on what Grandfathered Plans.

Grandfathered plans are fully-insured or self-funded health plans that existed on March 23,2010. Many within the Benefits Community were waiting for guidance to how what changes, if any, could...Read More »

Grandfathering Impact to Your Health Plan

Friday, June 4, 2010 by Andy Kuhn

Section 1251 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), preserves the ability of consumers to maintain existing coverage by “grandfathering” existing group health  or individual plans where individuals were enrolled as of March 23, 2010. In addition, it allows: 

  • Addition of family...
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Human Resources Administration

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 by Human Resources

Although the economy may be showing signs of improvement, employers remain focused on increasing efficiency and holding down costs.  This may include downsizing, eliminating pay raises, and even cutting pay for employees.  While these actions can be justified, employers must be careful.  Top...

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Creating a Culture of Wellness Within the Workplace

Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Andy Kuhn
With the rising costs of health-care, small business owners are looking at ways to slash premiums and partake in federal incentives.  Have you considered implementing a Wellness program as part of your Employee Benefits Plan?

The Health care reform further embraces and rewards employers that offer...Read More »

Human Resources Help - E-mail

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 by Human Resources

Every company whose employees have E-mail access should include E-mail use in its human resources policies. This policy should include the employer’s right to monitor E-mails, be signed by the employee, and retained in individual employee records. Additional tips employers should consider...

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Small Business PEO - Health Care Reform Legislation At A Glance 2014

Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Andy Kuhn




On my last blog, I highlighted changes that took effect immediately and stretching through 2013.  So, what happens in 2014 and beyond?

  • State-based insurance exchanges open for business.  The exchanges are available to individuals and small businesses with less than 100 full-time employees (seasonal...
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Human Resources Help - Attendance Policies

Monday, March 15, 2010 by Human Resources

Regular attendance at work is an essential function of most jobs. However, there are many legitimate reasons why employees cannot be at work every day. In order to help control absenteeism, employers should have a policy that addresses issues associated with attendance. These issues include...

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Downsizing - Consider Outsourcing

Thursday, August 20, 2009 by Andy Kuhn



If your business has or is considering downsizing, outsourcing certain functions could be key to keeping your business up and running. A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can relieve you many time consuming administrative tasks. Management 2000 is a leading PEO in the Indianapolis area and we...

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Advantages of PEO Outsourcing

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Andy Kuhn
As a business owner it is increasingly more difficult and time consuming to manage the administrative end of your business. When you think of all the time you devote to human resource issues, employee benefits administration, workers' comp, risk/safey management and of course payroll administration,...Read More »

Management 2000 elimiates the PAIN of being a business owner!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by Payroll Manager
Greetings to all, My name is Steve Schilling, and I'm the Payroll Manager for an Indiana PEO, Management 2000. We are a Professional Employer Organization Indiana located in Indianapolis, IN. We've been in business for 15 years and are one of the largest PEO firms in Midwest. On a...Read More »