How to do your taxes, how to start & manage your retirement plan, and how to select a health insurance plan. These are just a few things they don’t teach you in college — but they should. As a young adult, you already have a lot of new responsibilities like getting a job, paying your bills, renting an apartment and the list goes on and on. So if you’re young and healthy, why should you invest in a health insurance plan? You probably rarely see a doctor anyways… The truth is that getting a health insurance plan could actually save you money in the long
How ThinkHR Can Help Your Business Reduce Expenses
Introduction to ThinkHR: This is Part 1 of a series of blog posts we’ll be sharing on our preferred HR technology platform, ThinkHR. In this post, we’ll be discussing an overview of the tool and how it can help your business reduce expenses. Have you ever found yourself faced with an impossible decision as an employer regarding HR responsibilities? Or have you been frustrated with all of the changing rules and regulations, and most importantly, the impending costs to make sure you’re compliant with those changes? With the constant growth of new laws, it makes it more and more difficult to have all the resources you
5 Things Large Group Employers Should Consider Before Selecting a Health Insurance Plan
Selecting a health insurance plan for your employees is no easy feat. Depending on the size or demographic of your business, there could be a variety of specific benefits or providers your employees desire from their health insurance plan. It’s important to note that this is not a decision that should be taken lightly. A new survey shows that *56 percent of U.S. adults with employer-sponsored health benefits said that whether or not they like their health coverage is a key factor in deciding to stay at their current job. Furthermore, 46 percent said health insurance was either the deciding factor or a positive influence
Top 5 HR Compliance Issues and How to Solve Them
From employee leave of absences to managing benefits, to compensation regulations, compliance is one of the most challenging issues an HR professional faces on a daily basis. Our in-house HR Specialist, Gretchen, has outlined the top 5 HR compliance issues and some tips to help you solve them. 1. FMLA & CFRA Requests for employee leave of absences is a common concern faced by many HR administrators — especially as it relates to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). Both policies enable time off for eligible employees under certain circumstances, but before determining which applies to an employee,
How to Select a Health Insurance Plan
When it comes to selecting a health insurance plan, it is certainly not “one size fits all” or even “one size fits most” for that matter. There are a variety of factors to consider such as your age, your career, your family, whether you’re planning to start a family, your medical history, your prescriptions, and more. That’s why we’ve outlined the top things you should consider when selecting a health insurance plan so you can ensure you’re getting a plan fit for your specific needs. Download Our Free Guide On How to Select a Health Insurance Plan Step 1: Determine how you’ll be getting a
What Employers Need to Cover in Anti-Harassment Training
Anti-Harassment Training is an extremely important element in maintaining a safe and welcoming work environment. That’s why many employers plan a regular, formal anti-harassment training that is compliant on new regulations. Harassment consists of unwelcome conduct — whether verbal, physical, or visual — that is based upon a person’s protected status, such as sex, color, race, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected group status. California, for example, recently expanded their requirements for anti-harassment training. As part of the training, employers and HR professionals must cover: Abusive Conduct, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sexual Orientation, and Transgender Rights. This information needs
Family Medical Leave
Requests for employee leave of absences is one of the most common challenges faced by HR administrators. It also doesn’t help that there are often overlapping or conflicting employee rights regarding Family Medical Leave required by federal and state laws. That’s why we sat down with our HR Specialist, Gretchen Ferguson, to go over everything you need to know about family medical leave – including the recent changes that may impact your employees. What’s the difference between FMLA & CFRA? Both the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) an CFRA (California Family Rights Act) require covered employers with 50 or more employees to provide time off
Things Employers Can NOT Ask in An Interview
As an employer, you have a lot on your plate. From running a business to managing benefits to ensuring your employees are happy in the workplace, compliance is likely the last thing on your mind. However, it is more important than ever to ensure your business and HR team are compliant when interviewing since a bad hire, or even an unlawful interview, could cost your business hundreds of thousands of dollars. We want to ensure you’re not only asking the right questions to find the best hire, but that you’re also avoiding the questions that are illegal. Our HR Specialist, Gretchen, put together a list
New Year’s Wellness Resolutions for your Business
The New Year is here and it’s the perfect time to make this year even better than the one before. While many resolutions tend to be based on individual goals, setting company goals (and sticking to them) can be equally important. Here are a few recommended resolutions to improve your workplace wellness this year. 1. Ongoing Benefits Education Education, especially when it comes to understanding one’s health benefits, is extremely important. Most employers have an open enrollment meeting once a year but fail to host continuing education discussions. These types of meetings can really help employees feel comfortable with their benefit plans since they have even
Why Technology is an Integral Part of your Benefits Planning
Do you remember sitting in an open enrollment meeting reviewing a list of benefits you or your company was offering and manually writing in your name, relevant contact information, and selecting a plan? Do you recall having to use a required black or blue ink pen to fill out the paperwork? You may be surprised to hear that a lot of companies are still using this outdated process of manually filling out benefit plans. The problem is that if there’s a spelling error, a transcription error, or even a single number is incorrect, there’s not an easy way to update or change the document —