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18 November 2010 at 17 : 04 PM
Legislative Amendment to Grandfathered Status
On November 15, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services jointly announced an amendment to the original “grandfather” regulations that were published last June under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) concerning how employers can maintain grandfathered health plan status. The amendment “allows all ...
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16 November 2010 at 19 : 34 PM
OSHA summary logs must be posted by year end
Most employers with 11 or more workers, including part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees, at any establishment at any time during the year must prepare and maintain records of all occupational fatalities, injuries, and illnesses. The OSHA 300 Log, OSHA 301 Incident Report, and OSHA 300A Summary forms have to be kept up to date by every employer who is ...
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9 August 2010 at 20 : 43 PM
Retirement Plan Options for Business Owners
"Many small-business owners believe that their businesses will furnish a comfortable retirement for them. As golden years approach, they anticipate selling their nest egg and living off the proceeds. This may account for the fact that retirement plans are severely underutilized by business owners. The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy ...
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22 July 2010 at 14 : 10 PM
OW! That Hertz! – A Customer Experience
Excerpted from Kirk Weisler, author of “The Dog Poop Initiative.” Below is a personal experience that he encountered last year after 10pm … at a deserted Car Rental Terminal in Phoenix, AZ. Present were 3 Hertzful Agents and me the soon to be Hertzing Gold Customer. OW! That Hertz! Sparing you most of the tragically familiar play by play ...
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16 July 2010 at 15 : 06 PM
Put together a team that’s more accepting of mistakes
Service measurement tends to identify the mistakes made in an organization, “and if you want your organization to lead in customer service, you need to make it safe for employees to risk making a mistake,” says Mindshare Technologies’ president Richard D. Hanks. Following are some of Hanks’ ideas on how to make your organization more accepting of ...
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14 July 2010 at 22 : 23 PM
Employers Brace For Financial Impact
According to an analysis from consulting firm Towers Watson, an overwhelming 94% of US employers believe that HealthCare reform will actually increase costs. “While many employers have not yet assessed the full impact that reform will have on their businesses, they do realize that the responsibility to hold costs down will fall primarily on their ...
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6 July 2010 at 16 : 25 PM
Article on HR and Social Media: "Web 2.0 and a Wired Workplace"
Another John Allen byline, "Web 2.0 and a Wired Workplace," appears in the current issue of PEO Insider. Click here to read the article, which outlines tips for a drafting a successful workplace policy for social ...
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6 July 2010 at 14 : 07 PM
Natural attrition: the organic way to downsize
[caption id="attachment_16" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Click here to read "Natural Attrition.""][/caption] G&A Partners' COO and co-founder John Allen often serves as a guest writer for The Houston Business Journal. His byline in the Journal last year concerned natural attrition as a way to downsize while avoiding layoffs. ...
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9 June 2010 at 21 : 38 PM
Introducing the G&A Partners blog
For most who work in a professional workplace environment, 'human resources' means the department upstairs that handles hiring, firing, benefits and 401(k)s. But the broader definition of human resources, much closer to the true meaning of the two words, is simple: human resources are the people who comprise the workforce in an organization. The common idea ...
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