Blog Posts in Benefits

What the Recent DOJ Action Means to ACA Compliance

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced they have no plans to defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as a lawsuit, filed by 20 states, works its way through the court system...Read more

How Providing Benefits Helps You and Your Business

Justifying employee benefits can be difficult if you are a small business owner struggling to keep your business profitable. Yet investing in benefits is actually an investment in your company that could pay off in future dividends. Remember that...Read more

5 Tips for Boosting Summer Production

The summer season can be a nightmare. Between juggling employee vacations and battling with that nagging desire to be outside, it can seem like summer production is never going to match production during the other three seasons. But it doesn't have...Read more

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Payroll and Benefits: Save Time and Money with One Provider

Statistics from 2017 show that the total value of outsourced payroll in the U.S. is in the neighborhood of $74 billion annually. More than 300,000 businesses are involved in the payroll sector to some degree or another, employing more than 1 million...Read more

The Difference Between Vested and Non-Vested Benefits

Your company might offer employees a 401(k) or some other form of retirement plan . That's great. If the company contributes to that plan, a vesting schedule should be in place. Vesting gives employees ownership over benefits according to the...Read more

The Difference Between Contract and At-Will Employment

BenefitMall focuses primarily on payroll processing and administering benefits packages. But because we do offer HR services as well, we often find ourselves answering questions relating to employment. For example, clients may ask the difference...Read more

No Time to Rest – Spring is Policy Review Season

In just over a month from now, HR and payroll departments across the country will breathe a collective sigh of relief in the knowledge that the annual tax season is just about over. But the end of tax season does not signify a time to rest. There is...Read more

Employee Benefits: When Wages Aren't Enough to Attract Talent

Data released by the U.S. Department of Labor shows that both hiring and wages are up. Perhaps your company has first-hand experience. You are trying to hire new talent, but you know that doing so will require you to offer higher wages than you have...Read more

What You Should Know About Highly Compensated Employees

If someone were to ask you to define a highly compensated employee, would you know the correct definition? Highly compensated employees are a class of employees defined by the Fair Standards Labor Act (FSLA). Knowing who they are and how the FSLA...Read more

Creating Employees Who Care About the Company

If we have heard it once, we have heard it a million times: a comment by an HR staffer to the effect that the company does not care about a certain employee who left because that employee did not care about his/her job. In such situations, it is...Read more

Blog Posts in Benefits

What the Recent DOJ Action Means to ACA Compliance

How Providing Benefits Helps You and Your Business

5 Tips for Boosting Summer Production

Payroll and Benefits: Save Time and Money with One Provider

The Difference Between Vested and Non-Vested Benefits

The Difference Between Contract and At-Will Employment

No Time to Rest – Spring is Policy Review Season

Employee Benefits: When Wages Aren't Enough to Attract Talent

What You Should Know About Highly Compensated Employees

Creating Employees Who Care About the Company

When Employees Start Talking about Their Pay

Two Benefits that Might Tip the Scales in Your Favor

Making Payroll for Seasonal Employees

Form W-4

The Tax Withholding Calculator

What Your Company Should Know for Year-End Compliance