New benefits brokers are a lot like new employees: it’s important to take your time and hire the right one. …
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Key Points about managing unused paid leave when returning to work: The COVID-19 pandemic is still in full swing and many employees’ vacations are being cancelled as a result. You may notice that employees aren’t taking paid time off like they usually do. If you’re worried about how to manage an excess of unused paid…
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If you want to implement an effective wellness program, you need to set clear goals, budget accordingly, and encourage employees to participate. …
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By: John Maggs, Marketing Intern Being sick is bad enough, but having to use vacation days or worse – take an unpaid absence – can make your employees feel like you’re adding insult to injury. That’s why, many states have or are introducing laws protecting them from lost wages by introducing mandatory paid sick days….
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It’s Open Enrollment and you have unwelcome changes to deliver – you’re changing providers, premiums are going up, or the perfect storm of stressful, both. It’s time to tell employees about their health insurance rate changes. As a company, Sentric recently went through this very situation, and our HR team did a few things that…
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By: Shannon Maggs, Manager of HR & Administration Regardless of how long an employee has been in the working world they’ve probably only experienced open enrollment a couple of dozen times. That’s because it happens just once a year. So, you should probably be prepared to cut them some slack if they can’t remember the…
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Updated: The final rule took effect in January 2020. It updates earning thresholds, among other items. Last October we wrote a blog about what HR managers should be doing (at that time) to prepare them for the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed changes to overtime regulations. If you weren’t paying attention then, you certainly should…
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By: Kim Buechel, Product Support Analyst If last year taught us anything, it’s that taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the Affordable Care Act isn’t always great. Think about it, you had the benefit of a filing extension and the requirement to only make a “good faith effort.” With a year of experience…
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This year companies with over 50 full-time equivalent employees are on the hook to prove compliance with the ACA’s Employer Mandate, or face penalties (even those with 50-99 FTEs that aren’t subject to penalties this year still need to file). If your company is considered a large employer under the ACA, you’re probably using a…
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2015 marks the first year applicable organizations are required by law to file Forms 1094-C and 1095-C. As a result, many employers have spent the bulk of their time huddled away in offices learning the ins and outs of each form to ensure year-end filings meet the Internal Revenue Service’s requirements (IRS). But, just as…
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