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Easy-to-Use Tax Withholding Calculator


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Employers, have you reminded your employees to check that they are having the right amount of tax withheld from their paychecks? It’s a good idea for everyone to check their payroll withholding every year, but it is particularly important this year due to the big changes Congress made to the federal tax rules for 2018.

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Blog, Employers, Health plans, High Deductible Health Plan, HMO, Human Resources, Medicare Part D, Prescription Drug Costs, reporting, Utah Benefit Advisors, Utah Employee Benefits

Medicare Part D Notices Due Oct. 15


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Are you an employer that offers or provides group health coverage to your workers? Does your health plan cover outpatient prescription drugs — either as a medical claim or through a card system? If so, be sure to distribute your plan’s Medicare Part D notice before October 15. Purpose Medicare began offering “Part D” plans

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Benefits, Blog, compliance, Employees, Employers, Human Resources, OSHA, OSHA 300 log, Safety

Ask the Experts: OSHA 300 Log and Temps


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Question: We conduct hearing tests on employees and record any discovered hearing loss on our OSHA 300 log. Are we required to conduct tests on our temporary workers, and if so, should we report those hearing losses differently? Answer: “Temporary workers” are workers hired and paid by a staffing agency and supplied to a host

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ACA, Affordable Care Act, Benefits, Blog, California Benefit Advisors, California Employee Benefits, Custom content, Employees, Employers, Health, Health insurance, Human Resources

Affordable Care Act Update


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Recently, the President signed a bill repealing the Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate (the tax penalty imposed on individuals who are not enrolled in health insurance). While some are praising this action, there are others who are concerned with its aftermath. So how does this affect you and why should you pay attention to this

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ADA, FLSA, Human Resources, SCOTUS

SCOTUS 2018 Roundup and 2019 Preview


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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard several cases with employment implications during their 2018 session, including the following four cases we covered in detail. (Click the case names to read the full articles.) Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro: Encino shifted the burden of proof in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption

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Benefits, Blog, Employees, Employers, Health, Human Resources, Insurance, Life Insurance

5 Things to Know About Getting Life Insurance for Your Child


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We spend so much time talking about the reasons adults need life insurance (income protection, covering funeral costs and so on) that it’s easy to forget why it may be a good idea for you to insure your children as well. When we think about it, we reason that our kids aren’t contributing to the

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Benefits, Blog, Employee Communication, Employee wellness, Employees, Exercise, Health, Human Resources, IEEM, Uncategorized, Wellness

Exercise Frequency Linked to Artery Health


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A new study determines that working out two to three times per week for 30 minutes is sufficient to keep the middle-size arteries (the ones that supply oxygenated blood to the head and neck) young. People who exercised four times a week or more additionally kept their main arteries — which provide blood to both

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California Benefit Advisors, California Employee Benefits, Employees, Employers, HR, Human Resources, Uncategorized, Utah Benefit Advisors, Utah Employee Benefits, Workplace, Workplace Culture

Staffing for Scalability


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I’ve seen it in my own career: When companies go through rapid growth — quickly moving from 50 to 100+ employees — things start to get shaky. This period of acceleration can be compared to when a jet breaks through the sound barrier. The flight is smooth until that moment, then the plane rattles violently

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