Workers' compensation insurance is designed to cover employers and companies in the event that employees become injured or ill due to their work activities. It covers the employee regardless of fault, meaning the illness or injury could be caused by the employer's actions, the worker's actions, or even a customer...
Does your company have reasons to fear tax season? Having trouble meeting deadlines to issue those W-2's and 1099's? If so, a PEO is the ideal solution. A PEO is a Professional Employer Organization, and assumes responsibility for many of your human resources, payroll, employee benefits, and other employer-related responsibilities....
You may only have a few employees, but even so: administering health benefits is complicated. Not only must you find and select among insurers, you have to be certain that administration of health benefits complies with a long list of regulations and requirements. Staying in compliance with all the regulations that...
New businesses and seasonal businesses face more complicated compliance requirements. That's because seasonal businesses have access to an exception to the employer mandate as long as they reach the 50+ employee threshold (or the 100+ threshold in 2015) on no more than 120 days of the year and only reach...
The beginning of the year is a time for many companies to re-evaluate business goals and set new ones for the year ahead. For companies that work with professional employer organizations (PEOs) for outsourcing human resources tasks, this can be a good time to take a look at how well...
Choosing a PEO services company can be a very savvy move for a small business. No matter how small a business is, it has to ensure that payroll is on time and correct, that taxes are calculated and withheld correctly, and that the company remains in compliance with a wide...
Employee morale may seem to be an intangible quality, but it can have an effect on profits and productivity, both of which are measurable. In fact, lost productivity from disengaged employees costs the American economy hundreds of billions of dollars a year due to factors like increased absenteeism and more frequent illness. Keeping...
Jeff, I am a commercial landscaper and I have 90 employees. I want to offer health insurance only to my four employees in the office. I cannot get health insurance from a carrier with only four employees taking the insurance. I was told to sign up with a PEO so...
We've been enticed with visions of a "paperless office" for 30 years, and yet there seems to be more paperwork than ever. Aside from the costs of buying paper and printing, it has to be shipped and eventually archived or disposed of, further increasing costs. Human resources (HR) processes are especially...
When your new business takes off, it's an exciting time, yet your responsibilities continue to increase, even as you hire new people to handle certain tasks. In any business, human resources (HR) tasks can demand a lot of time and attention. You have to ensure your payroll, taxes, and benefits...
