Many Employees Hit with Higher Health Care Premiums
Many can’t afford unexpected medical expenses, survey shows. More employees are getting hit with higher health insurance premiums and co-payments, and many don’t have…
Firms Weigh Costs Of Health Care
Here’s something that probably will astonish small business owners battered by years of steep health insurance premium increases: The majority of companies that provide…
Medical Loss Ratio Rebates
Employers only have 90 days to complete distributions of Medical Loss Ratio Rebates. In August of this year, some employers with fully insured employee…
The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers: ERISA Section 510 and Limiting Employee Hours
It is asserted that the strategy of capping the annual hours of new “variable hour employees” as a way to limit exposure under the…
IRS Bars Employers From Dumping Workers Into Health Exchanges
Many employers had thought they could shift health costs to the government by sending their employees to a health insurance exchange with a tax-free…
IRS announces 2015 HSA limits
Maximum contributions to health savings accounts will jump slightly next year, the Internal Revenue Service announced. It will increase $50 for individuals and $100…
Latest Worry for Small Business Owners: Overtime Pay for Managers
Many small-business owners are up in arms over President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise the salary floor at which overtime pay kicks in. Under…
Minimum Wage Increases for NY, NJ and CT
On March 29, 2013, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that will raise the minimum hourly wage in New York in three increments,…
Update to New York Tip Rate
We previously reported in our newsletter that there were no increases in 2014 tip rates planned for the state of New York. This has now changed…
Five Common Office Hazards to Prevent
You may think working in a comfy, climate-controlled office is safe and hazard-free, but there are many risks to your safety and health all…