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A New Benefits Model is Coming, Are You Ready?
Employee benefit brokers know that their market is an intensely competitive one, and a shift to a more employee-centric model for benefits administration technology and services is quickly gaining steam. With it comes added pressure to keep pace or risk losing...
read more3 Post-Pandemic Employee Benefits Trends Employers Must Know
As we enter the halfway point in the year following the year of the pandemic, by now most of us are familiar with the term “return to work.” Many businesses have brought their employees back to the workplace, while some have adopted a more hybrid model of maintaining...
read moreTax Credits Available to Provide Paid Leave for Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
In a recent announcement from the IRS and the Treasury Department, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) is issuing tax credits to help small businesses, including providing paid leave for employees receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Eligible employers (businesses and...
read moreEmployer Tax Credits for Paid Leave Under the American Rescue Plan
Small, midsize, and specific government employers are now able to claim refundable tax under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). These refundable tax credits reimburse employers for the expenses of providing paid sick and family leave to their employees due to...
read moreImportant Compliance Update: FLSA Violations Can Result in Double Damages
Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) now come with harsher penalties. According to a recent announcement by the US Department of Labor (DOL), when negotiating settlements with employers in violation of the law, they will return to a policy of seeking...
read moreKey Considerations For Returning Employees to the Workplace as COVID Cases Decline and Vaccinations Increase
The global COVID-19 pandemic that has altered operations for nearly every business in one form or another is finally beginning to subside. Although concerns over continued spread and new variances continues, cases are trending downward and vaccinations are trending...
read moreWhat Employers Must Know About Tax-Advantaged Benefits in 2021 and Beyond
Amongst all the things that 2020 brought to the foreground of our attention, the importance of having a benefits plan that puts employees first is more important than ever. In a recent study, research showed that COVID-19 has had a major impact on how important the...
read moreWhat Employers Must Know About Employee Mental Healthcare in 2021 and Beyond
Every year, the US spends $3.8 trillion on healthcare. What’s more, 90% of this goes to caring for chronic conditions. In an effort to reduce costs, improve the quality of life for their employees, and improve employee retention, for years, employers have shown...
read moreEmployee Fraud, Waste, and Abuse During the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 Pandemic, which began over a year ago, has changed the workplace in many ways. Some of these changes have been for the better, such as reduced office space overhead for employers. Other changes have been for the worse, like employee isolation, mental...
read moreNew COVID-19 FAQ For Employers
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring forth a variety of questions for businesses. Employers can take a number of preventive steps to help keep employees safe, but they should also prepare to respond to various situations that can occur in the workplace. This...
read moreWhat Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan
The $1.9 billion relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, has passed Congress and willhead to President Joe Biden for a signature. Highlights of the bill include extendedunemployment benefits, direct checks to individuals and more. While some of the bill was...
read moreEight Employment and Labor Changes to Expect in 2021 and 2022
Businesses were already expected to acclimate to rapidly changing regulations and workforce demands, and the COVID pandemic has heightened those expectations even more. This has led many business owners to wonder what additional changes are on the horizon. The recent...
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