November is a notable month. Not only do we have Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but we have the start of open enrollment in health insurance plans. For years, open enrollment was a fairly routine exercise. Employees waited to see if their carriers would change and how much their out-of-pocket expenses would increase. However, […]
Many of us are familiar with Rick Harrison from the hit reality TV show Pawn Stars and for years we’ve listened to him gripe about the amount of work he’s able to squeeze out of his son Corey and his employee ChumLee. But on his recent Fox & Friends visit, it was the Affordable Care […]
Insurance – Have we heard enough about this dilemma in the past year? Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), small business owners continue to struggle with how to navigate the health insurance issue in a way that will best serve both the business and their employees. • • • Cost containment is always a central […]
Healthcare costs are a major issue for small business owners. Information from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce notes that approximately 88 percent of small businesses will see their insurance costs go up as a result of the ACA. One way to hold healthcare costs down, regardless what happens on the national stage, is to focus […]
Onsite gyms, paid breaks for yoga classes and meditation training in the company meeting rooms are just a few of the offerings that businesses have been providing its employees to boost healthiness. In 2014, these offerings may expand to include cash incentives, thanks to the Affordable Healthcare Act. The law allows employers to give employees […]