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Be Informed: Take Advantage of Tax Credits & Incentives

There are an abundance of tax credits and incentives available to businesses that can help offset costs and lower tax rates. These credits can cover recruiting and hiring, training employees, implementing new technology, location changes or expansions, economic growth opportunities and more.
Identifying and capturing tax credits and incentives is sometimes easier said than done for many businesses. Oftentimes, it’s difficult for businesses to …Read More

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What Impact Will the OFCCPs Proposed Rule On Wage Data Collection Have?

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs may not be a household name, but it assumes an important role for those who do business with the federal government.
Out of the ashes of the Employment Standards Administration came the OFCCP, as well as three other independent entities that report to the Secretary of Labor. In 2009, the agency assumed responsibility for enforcing contractual agreements relating to affirmative action and equal …Read More

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Have You Obtained A HPID?

Recently, The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released guidance on the application process to obtain a Health Plan Identifier (“HPID”). A HPID is an all-numeric, 10-digit identification number requirement for many HIPAA-covered health plans. HPIDs will be used in all HIPAA standard transactions, like the payment of health care claims, claim status checks, health plan eligibility confirmations and premium payments. The …Read More

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Correctly Classifying Employees to Avoid ACA Penalties

Beginning in 2015, applicable large employers that do not offer affordable minimum value health coverage to their full time employees will be subject to the employer shared responsibility penalty under the Internal Revenue Code. This applies to large employers, with 50 or more full-time employees. But what exactly constitutes a full-time employee? It sounds like an obvious thing, but it can get exceedingly murky when you have contract workers. …Read More

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HR Executives Fear Additional Federal Regulations

A recent study by Littler Mendelson showed that although those in charge of human resource management remain concerned about the Affordable Care Act, their biggest fear has now become increased regulations by the federal government.
According to HR Morning, some of these fears might be due to the added regulations this year having to do with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), along with increased monitoring of employee/contractor …Read More

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