A PEO (professional employer organization) can offer businesses of any size a well-regulated workers’ compensation policy, creating benefits that far outweigh your own company's policy. PEO companies can help small businesses avoid workers' comp claims by administering safety programs and educating workers on risks and liabilities around the workplace. Because...
Regardless of your thoughts on the Affordable Care Act, small business owners must prepare themselves and their businesses for the upcoming health care reform. The following tips can help your business stay in compliance with the healthcare reform, ensuring your employees are covered. Partnering with a PEO company (professional employer...
Owning a small business requires careful monitoring of all financial transactions, marketing strategies and company decisions, but measuring each employee's hours is just as important. From strict attendance policies to work flow, it's your duty as a small business owner to effectively supervise time management in your office, because this...
In today’s business world, companies are outsourcing their payroll and associated administrative tasks to PEO organizations that specialize in these time-consuming and complicated processes. With the increasing complexity of these functions, many small business owners see the obvious benefit of allowing a specialty organization handle this area of their business....
Event: Hurricane Sandy Location: New York City Date: Monday October 29, 2012 Disaster Recovery Summary Even during a natural disaster or unexpected business interruption, employees expect to get paid. Having a partner with experience in disaster preparedness and resources for small businesses can help you keep your business running smoothly after a crisis. Read...
It’s officially called the Affordable Care Act, but most business owners know the new health care reform laws better as ObamaCare. There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 30,000 pages of regulations associated with this new statute, and different parts of it are slated to become active every few months through...
Many business owners process their own payroll and think they are too small to use a payroll service. When does it make sense to outsource the task of processing payroll? Here are the top 5 reasons businesses outsource their payroll processing. Save Time – It is typically more efficient to outsource payroll processing...
For many Employers it’s time to review health benefits and pick what plan to enroll in for next year. This year, things can be a little different in light of the health reform bill signed into law in March. Unfortunately rates are going up. This reflects some of the mandates that are in the...
In today’s uncertain business climate, lawsuits are a reality and are increasing. The risks to small businesses that do not have an internal Human Resources (HR) department are even greater. One nuisance lawsuit from a disgruntled employee can put your entire business at risk, or at least slow down your...
The recent Penn State Scandal, involving a former employee Jerry Sandusky, charged with sexual abuse involving young boys. The scandal brought the career of well respected football coach, Joe Paterno to an end. In addition the President of the University lost his job and other employees of the university face...
