by Chris Schrader | Jul 10, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
How well are the organizations of today suited to prosper in the future? Not well at all argues Grant McCracken for the Harvard Business Review. Ironically, the culprit is the success enjoyed by the modern corporation. The very things corporations do best, such as...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 9, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog
There were two industries singled out for taxation to support the ACA: medical device manufacturers and tanning bed operations. The IRS published its final rule determining that tanning beds located within larger health facilities are exempt from the tax. If you own...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 8, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
I am un-surprised that part-time job growth outpaced full-time job growth; no one needed a crystal ball for that one. But the steep drop of full-time jobs strongly suggests that the growth in part-time jobs is not merely corollary but rather causal. Why? Because...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 5, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog
I fully expected HHS to make a major announcement regarding the ACA, but not the one we received via White House and Treasury blogs on July 2 announcing employers would be off the hook for employer supported mandates in 2014. Special Advisor (to the President)...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 3, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources
The ACA requires that new employees who qualify for health insurance may wait no longer than 90 days to get insurance coverage. Just take 90 days from date of hire and you are done right? Not so fast. Many plans for hourly (non-exempt) workers require a certain...