Taking the Sting out of Performance Reviews
14 October, 2014 | 2 Comments
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 15 seconds
It is annual performance review day at the office. The sales reps are sitting in their cubicles getting very little accomplished, as they watch the parade of colleagues enter and leave the boss’s office. Those nervously awaiting their turns feign nonchalance while trying to read the latest victim’s...
Does the QB have COBRA coverage?
07 October, 2014
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Does the QB have COBRA coverage? There are times in life when you just have to wait. The period between a loss of coverage due to a COBRA qualifying event and the COBRA payment is such an example. COBRA provides a 44-day time frame for the employer/plan administrator to send an election notice. Th...
COBRA and the Employee Count
23 September, 2014
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 15 seconds
There has been a lot of talk and confusion about employee count and determining employees for health care compliance. One area employers may not realize where the employee count matters is how it will affect COBRA. For COBRA purposes, an employer needs to count all employees when determining the em...
5 Tips for Easier Payroll Processing
02 September, 2014 | 1 Comments
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 15 seconds
Think about all the different tasks that an employer has to accomplish to keep their business running. That task list is very long and undoubtedly includes payroll. While many employees may not recognize the work and depth of payroll processing, those who issue paychecks have a very good idea of all...