by Joanna Morrow | Jul 10, 2018 | HR Support
How I Survived An Active Shooter – Expert Tips for Employers It was December 6th, 1993. I was 22 years old, working as a Claims Information Clerk at a Worker’s Compensation office in Calgary, Alberta – Canada. I remember it was a Monday, about 8:30 a.m. and I had just...
by Joanna Morrow | Jun 25, 2018 | Compliance, HR Support
IRS Deadline July 31st: Employer PCORI Fees Due In 2012 the Affordable Care Act (Healthcare Reform) created a nonprofit corporation known as the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), to support clinical effectiveness research. The stated mission of...
by Joanna Morrow | Jun 12, 2018 | HR Support
Supporting Employees with Cancer: 10 Tips for Employers For people battling cancer, having a strong support system and a sense of normalcy can go a long way in fostering a positive attitude toward treatment. The workplace can be a great source of such support and...
by Joanna Morrow | May 30, 2018 | Employee Benefits
IRS Announces Affordability Increase for Employers in 2019 If you’re a large employer, meaning one who employs more than 50 full time equivalents, then by now you are very familiar with the laws surrounding the IRS requirement to offer affordable health insurance to...
by Joanna Morrow | May 15, 2018 | Employee Benefits, HR Support
Paid Time Off: Stats Show Employers Are Re-Thinking “Vacation” Arizona’s warmer temperatures have arrived and with them comes vacation season. As employees begin putting in requests for time off employers may be interested to know that taking a sick day or requesting...
by Joanna Morrow | May 1, 2018 | Employee Benefits, HR Support
Employee Handbooks: 9 Mistakes That Cost Employers Big $$ No employer wants to be sued by a disgruntled employee. Unfortunately in our ever-evolving litigious society the likelihood of that happening continues to grow. Once in court there are a select number of...
by Joanna Morrow | Apr 17, 2018 | Employee Benefits, HR Support
Incumbent Testing: Employers Tackle Biggest Hazard in Today’s Workplace Due to more automation, and largely sedentary lifestyles the physical strength of the average worker has changed over the years and it’s costing employers big money. A recent study that...
by Joanna Morrow | Apr 4, 2018 | HR Support
Separated Employees: The Hidden Factor Driving Your Labor Costs It’s been said that it’s a lot easier to keep the customers you have than it is to find new ones. The same can be said for employees. Even corporate giants struggle with turnover. For example, last month...
by Joanna Morrow | Mar 15, 2018 | Compliance
Form 5500 Deadline: 12 Q&A For Employers Each year employee benefit plan administrators are required to report on the financial condition, investments and operations of their employee benefit plans. Failure to file the return can result in a maximum penalty of...
by Joanna Morrow | Mar 6, 2018 | Employee Benefits
15 Prescription Drugs Killing Employers As prescription drug costs continue to increase it is important for employers to understand the trends behind the costs as quite often it’s the company medical plan picking up the bulk of the tab. In 2013, the United States...
