Category: Employee Benefits

HR Vaccine Compliance Guide

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its emergency temporary standard requiring businesses with at least 100 employees to mandate that their employees get vaccinated against the coronavirus or wear a mask while at work and test for COVID on […]

Read more

5 Ways to Reduce Health Insurance Costs

For the past two decades, health costs have increased each year. This happens for a variety of reasons, such as inflation or, say, a global pandemic. With that in mind, employers can bank on prices going up in 2022. According […]

Read more

5 Strategies for Reducing Workers’ Compensation Costs

When a company experiences significant increases in workers’ compensation costs, it usually triggers internal activities aimed at reducing insurance costs and spending. The key to spending fewer dollars is more than just stopping a few accidents; it is having a […]

Read more

8 Post Pandemic Workplace Policies to Review

Returning to in-person work is a top priority for many workplaces. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lessens, employers are eager to get employees back in their buildings. But that comes with a series of complications. The most significant […]

Read more

Common and Costly Employee Benefits & HR Mistakes

Mistakes in employee benefits and human resources can be quite costly to employers—in the form of extra benefits, complaints, lawsuits, government-assessed fines and penalties, and attorney fees, to name a few. Don’t learn the hard way what these mistakes are. […]

Read more

Tips for Onboarding Employees Remotely During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused employers to make significant changes to their business practices, including onboarding. Managers and new hires across the country are navigating the unchartered waters of remote onboarding. The onboarding process – which is […]

Read more

CDC Issues Long-awaited Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine. Such individuals have been given the go-ahead to resume many activities that have been on hold since […]

Read more

Mental Health Employee Benefits Trends for 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have reported increases in anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide. The toll that the pandemic takes on mental health increases daily. Before the pandemic, 5% of employed workers reported poor or very […]

Read more

COVID-19 Vaccination FAQs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prepared a list of FAQs to help educate the public on various aspects of COVID-19 vaccination. This article features some of these FAQs.   How many COVID-19 vaccines are under development? […]

Read more

5 Ways to Manage Poor Performance Among Remote Workers

Successful business is all about accountability. Each worker’s individual contributions build on one another and culminate into something greater, to the benefit of the company and its customers. Conversely, when some individuals struggle with their performance, the entire organization can […]

Read more

IRS Announces 2021 Retirement Plan Limits

On October 26th 2020, the IRS announced updates for the 2021 employee contribution limits for 401(k) plans and IRA’s. Most limits remain the same, with a few exceptions. Read the Legal Update. Thanks to Zywave for this resource

Read more

Commonly Hacked Passwords

When’s the last time you updated your passwords? Do you still maintain that paper copy or save on your laptop/desktop/phone? What are the top 30 most used passwords in the world? Check out this article from Safety Detectives and see […]

Read more