Payroll Solutions

2010 HIRE Act

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:42:59 +0000

Below is an overview of the key tax changes affecting business in the recently enacted Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. The act was signed into law by the president on March 18, 2010. Read More

Why Investment Choices In Your 401(k) Might Change

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:41:24 +0000

As employers seek to cut costs, retail mutual funds are being replaced by lower cost options. Read More

The Affordable Care Act’s New Patient’s Bill of Rights

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:58:37 +0000

A major goal of the Affordable Care Act – the health insurance reform legislation President Obama signed into law on March 23 – is to put American consumers back in charge of their health coverage and care. Insurance companies often leave patients without coverage when they need it the most, causing them to put off needed care, compromising their health and driving up the cost of care when they get it. Too often, insurance companies put insurance company bureaucrats between you and your doctor. The Affordable Care Act cracks down on the some of the most egregious practices of the insurance industry while providing the stability and the flexibility that families and businesses need to make the choices that work best for them. Read More

Keeping key workers is new challenge

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:57:13 +0000

While the improving economy is good news for everyone, some employers are getting slightly nervous as they ask themselves a difficult question: Will workers leave en masse once they see greener grass elsewhere? Read More

Comp group seeks stamp of approval

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:41:08 +0000

The workers comp system was born in 1911 when nine states began adopting laws requiring companies to compensate workers for on-the-job injuries in exchange for workers generally giving up the right to sue. Read More

Why Nearly Half of Americans Pay No Federal Income Tax

EliEmerton — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:58:05 +0000

The income tax has long used itemized deductions to encourage activities such as homeownership and charitable giving. For more than three decades, the earned income tax credit has supplemented the wages of low earning workers… Read More

Off site employee’s becoming more attractive to employers

EliEmerton — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:51:32 +0000

A growing number of employees are working from home, either on a full-time or part-time basis, an arrangement that can have significant advantages for employers…Read More

How Much Should Workers Know?

jefffield — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:54:38 +0000

A Department of Labor proposal to educate employees on their rights could open up companies’ classification decisions to scrutiny by workers and the courts. Read more

More Employers Plan to Add Staff

jefffield — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:53:44 +0000

While talk of employment growth has been circulating for the last several months and experts expect Friday’s unemployment report to show job gains for the second month in a row, another group of key players say they plan to add jobs in 2010. Read more

Health-Reform Costs Become Clearer

jefffield — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:52:41 +0000

A few new rules and a flurry of surveys create a clearer picture of health-care costs in 2011. Read more