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...
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 »
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...
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?
On...Read More »
For the first three months of 2010,
employee absence rates averaged 0.8 percent of scheduled worker
days. While this may no
t
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...
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...
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 »
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...
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...
The Health care reform further embraces and rewards employers that offer...Read More »
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...
Small Business PEO - Health Care Reform Legislation At A Glance 2014

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...
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...

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...
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 »