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Do Not Let New Tax Reform Legislation Ruin Your Business Momentum
New Tax Reform Legislation. On December 20th, the House and Senate passed new tax reform legislation that President Trump is expected to sign into law by the end of the week. Most of the changes in this bill will go into effect on January 1, 2018, and education will be essential in helping employees navigate…
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7 Tips for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions and Goals Stick
New Year’s Resolutions and Goals. Every January you make resolutions and goals. This is going to be the year of less stress, eating better, exercising more. You start out strong. Then life happens. Your resolve starts to wane. The next thing you know you are cramming a fast food meal into your mouth five minutes…
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Vlog | Giving thanks to your employees and your clients
Giving thanks and showing appreciation during the holiday season. Today I want to talk to you about giving thanks and showing appreciation to both your employees and your clients during the holiday season. I want to give you some examples of simple ways you can do this. There is still time before the Thanksgiving holiday, and…
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Internal Revenue Service released the 2018 annual contribution limits
2018 Annual Contribution Limits. The Internal Revenue Service released the 2018 annual contribution limits related to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and all Qualified Retirement Plans. Please see below for the changes to current limits in place and consider sending to your employees asking them to take action if they would like…
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Are your employment policies setting your business up for social media success?
How to influence social media for a valuable business growth tool. When used correctly, social media can be a valuable business growth tool for your organization. It’s an inexpensive and quick way to spread the word about your business to a broad audience. According to a 2017 survey published by Edison Research, 81% of U.S.…
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New Form I9 for Employment Eligibility Verification
New Form I9. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires you used the revised version of Form I9 for Employment Eligibility Verification (EEV) no later than September 18, 2017. The changes in the new Form I9 can be found in the newly revised Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I9 (M-274) found…
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Great Organizations Gather Employee Feedback
Exceptional Organizations Know What To Do With Employee Feedback. Employee feedback is a great way to establish a healthy and constructive dialog between management and staff, and determine whether your employees are engaged and happy working with your organization. Gather feedback on engagement, satisfaction, management, benefit offerings and much more. Before asking for feedback, an…
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Can Corporate Philanthropy Increase Employee Engagement and Client Retention?
Corporate Giving. Corporate philanthropy is the act of a company promoting the welfare of others generally via charitable donations of funds or time. Are philanthropy and charity inter-changeable? For the purpose of this article, I will say yes, though there are some who say charity relieves the pains of social problems while philanthropy attempts to…
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Employee Performance Evaluation
7 Ways for Managers to Turn the Dreaded Task into a Productive Exercise. While there is no shortage of research and opinion on the pros or cons of performance reviews (truly … just Google it), this may be a process that causes you anxiety. Some even dread it, finding it tedious and difficult. A majority…
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Ask the Benefits Expert: High Deductible Health Plans
What are high deductible health plans and what is their relationship to health savings accounts? High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) are health plans that have higher deductibles but offer lower premiums than traditional plans. HDHPs do not have what is referred to as “first dollar coverage”, or co-pays. Due to out of pocket obligation, a…
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