The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved sweeping changes in the way Medicare pays doctors, clearing the bill for President Obama and resolving an issue that has bedeviled Congress and the Medicare program for more than a decade. Continue reading
If you’re in your late 40s or 50s, you may be wondering if there is a way to retire early. Continue reading
It’s a small business manager’s nightmare – an employee posts a brand-damaging photo online, and it goes viral. In fact, a growing small business challenge is how to manage employees’ social media use and its potential impact on company brand. One solution is to adopt a social media policy – guidelines for employees on appropriate social media use. Continue reading
When your company offers a group health plan, there are several different notices you are required to provide to participants about their health benefits. Keeping track of the required notice requirements can be tedious and time-consuming, especially with the new Obamacare requirements, and especially for small and medium sized employers. However, failure to comply can lead to fees and penalties. Continue reading
Under the Affordable Care Act (aka ACA or Obamacare), employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees are required to submit informational reporting about their employee healthcare coverage to the IRS, beginning January 2016. Continue reading
To limit the rising cost of health care, U.S. companies are increasingly turning to private insurance exchanges that let employees shop for plans, according to research from Accenture Plc.
About 6 million people got health insurance coverage via such online portals this year, up from 3 million in 2014, the consulting firm said Tuesday. Accenture expects that to jump to 40 million people, or about a quarter of those who get insurance at work, in 2018. Continue reading
How do you stop a mentally ill person from sitting down at the controls of a jetliner, or a nuclear power plant, or from holstering a gun for a night on the beat? Continue reading
As small and growing businesses evaluate employees’ compensation packages, fringe benefits are inevitably part of the discussion. Fringe benefits are a way to supplement employees’ salary and can often be offered tax-free. Tax-free fringe benefits help small businesses offer a richer compensation package and employees appreciate the workplace perks such as health benefits, on-site meals, and tuition reimbursement. Continue reading
