Since 1995, the percentage of Johnson & Johnson employees who smoke has dropped by more than two-thirds. The number who have high blood pressure or who are physically inactive also has declined—by more than half. That’s great, obviously, but should it matter to managers? Well, it turns out that a comprehensive, strategically designed investment in employees’ […]
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“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” ― John F. Kennedy Kennedy was writing about the need to break apart from the competition in order to grow. In order to break apart, you need to first focus on your core competencies. According to a NAPEO study, companies that hire Professional Employer Organizations have […]
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Don’t have health insurance? Get ready to pay up. The ObamaCare-mandated fines for not having insurance are rising in 2015 — and for the first time, will be collected by the Internal Revenue Service. The individual requirement to buy health insurance went into effect earlier this year. But this coming tax season is the first […]
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BY DANIEL CHANG AND NICK MADIGAN Floridians who buy health insurance on the individual market for next year will face an average increase of 13.2 percent in their monthly premiums, according to rate proposals unveiled Monday by the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation. The rate proposals affect all Affordable Care Act-compliant health plans on the […]
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Staples slams Obama’s ‘attack’ on its health-care policy By:Greg Robb @Marketwatch Reuters President Barack Obama WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)—In a rare instance of corporate criticism of a president, Staples Inc. on Wednesday said that President Barack Obama “appears not to have all the facts” when he criticized the company’s policy of limiting worker hours. The news website […]
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Cost of Coverage Under Affordable Care Act to Increase in 2015 By ROBERT PEAR, REED ABELSON and AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ @ New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday unveiled data showing that many Americans with health insurance bought under the Affordable Care Act could face substantial price increases next year — in some cases as much as […]
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ACA Outlook: What Will 2015 Hold for Employers? An overview of coverage and reporting requirements for the year ahead By Ilyse W. Schuman, Russell D. Chapman and Steven J. Friedman © Littler 12/23/2014 As 2015 begins and the effective date of the employer play-or-pay mandate commences, many employers are wondering what’s next for them in […]
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So you are trying to figure out how to lower your health insurance cost? Your company has less than 10 employees and your health insurance rates are horrible because you are age and sex banded! Your health insurance agent tells you ” it is what it is until you hire more people”. What if I […]
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The Affordable Care Act(Obamacare) has definitely changed the health insurance market and has left business owners wondering what to do? With increased healthcare rates, federal fines, and increased federal legislation, business owners are beginning to feel helpless and overwhelmed. It is hard enough for some employers to meet their weekly payroll and now they have […]
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JUNE 19, 2014 By Arlene Weintraub at Entrepreneur Magazine When companies started exploring their options for complying with theAffordable Care Act a few years back, some likely considered not offering coverage at all, and instead sending their employees to the individual health exchanges with pre-tax money to help cover their premiums. Now that option is off […]