by Joanna Morrow | Sep 25, 2017 | HR Support
7 Benefit Plan Changes Employers Will Make in 2018 In the coming weeks thousands of employers across the country will begin receiving their 2018 health insurance renewals, proposing increases of anywhere from 1% – to 50% or more, depending on various factors. In...
by Joanna Morrow | Sep 13, 2017 | HR Support
New I-9 Form Deadline: 4 Employer Questions Answered Immigration enforcement is a major priority for the Trump Administration. Work site enforcement, I-9 audits and inquiries by ICE continue to increase along with employer fines for I-9 violations. Companies that have...
by Joanna Morrow | Aug 30, 2017 | Employee Benefits, Insights & Opinions
Healthcare: Right or Privilege? Does it Matter? The final article in this series addresses a long-standing debate of whether healthcare should be a right or a privilege. The truth is the answer to that question is irrelevant. Healthcare is a necessity – end of story....
by Joanna Morrow | Aug 16, 2017 | Employee Benefits, Insights & Opinions
3 Things Holding Us Back from Market-Driven Healthcare For years now, politicians have argued, legislated, and argued some more about all matters related to how we BUY healthcare. How we buy it for the poor, for the elderly, for employees, for people with pre-existing...
by Joanna Morrow | Aug 2, 2017 | Employee Benefits
Employers Move Ahead On Healthcare Without Washington With renewal season just around the corner and Washington unable to identify a viable plan for healthcare, employers are being left to fend for themselves when it comes to reducing their health insurance costs. The...
by Joanna Morrow | Jul 19, 2017 | HR Support
5 New Ideas for Saving Big on Healthcare Idea #1 When people ask me to comment on the state of health care and rising insurance costs my response is always the same. The truth is that most of the conversations we are having about health care are simply old and need to...
by Joanna Morrow | Jul 5, 2017 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, HR Support
Arizona Prop 206: 6 Tips for Employers Never underestimate the power of your company policies to influence employee behavior. By detailing for employees how your company will respond to certain situations and circumstances, you inadvertently manage their expectations...
by Joanna Morrow | Dec 14, 2016 | Compliance
Reporting Medical Insurance To The IRS – Instructions For Employers For today’s employers, no two areas are more complex than income tax and health insurance. When those two worlds collide, knowing what and how to report to the IRS can save you thousands of...
by Joanna Morrow | Dec 7, 2016 | Employee Benefits
Surviving Your Hospital Bills: 9 Secrets To Saving Big $$ Imagine you’re working away at your desk when you receive a call from a friend asking you to drop everything and go on vacation with him. He promises that you really need this and will feel like a new person...
by Joanna Morrow | Nov 29, 2016 | HR Support
Temporary Workers – The Value Proposition for Employers If you’ve ever sat down to watch an entire season of House of Cards on Netflix then you appreciate the value of being able to access movies and TV whenever you choose without having to commit to a scheduled time....