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This week, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations under the Employer Shared Responsibility (aka “employer mandate”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The employer mandate calls for employers to offer health insurance to employees or pay penalties. The news this week pushes back the employer mandate deadline for not-so-large employers and eases health insurance coverage rules for large employers.
Any business is vulnerable to data privacy violation. Even gigantic Target, which could afford top-of-the-line defenses against cyber threats, wasn't safe.
It’s that time of year in the Midwest when we are dealing with sub-zero temps, inches of snow on the ground, depression from the Packers losing in the playoffs, and a constant question of “Why in the world do I still live here!?” (Hey, at least we expect this sort of weather. That can't be said about people in Atlanta!)
If you could get all your drivers to act as if they were part owners of your company, committed to strengthening your culture, what would that do to the bottom line? Realistically, most drivers will never have an equity stake in your company. But here are six actionable ideas that may help shift their thinking from employee to owner.
Employers will face runaway work comp costs if Wisconsin lawmakers adopt proposed legislation. Tentative changes to the Wisconsin work comp law would require that employers of injured employees continue to offer group health coverage for the duration of the employee's healing period. According to the proposed law, this group health coverage expense would not be paid for by the employer’s work comp insurance, but instead it would come directly out of the employer’s pocket.
So you thought you were going to have to run Commercial Driver's License Information System motor vehicle records by Jan. 30 on all your drivers? Or maybe you didn’t even know that chore was on the table? (Don't feel bad; you're not the only one!)
HNI works with high-performing companies to help them address the hidden risks in their business and avoid The Insurance Dependency Trap. This is done by proactively DE-RISKING their business so they can be less dependent on insurance.
HNI also offers the basic services of insurance and employee benefits. HNI has offices in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis.