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How to Start a Healthy Lifestyle
Posted on: May 29, 2014Categories: HR & ComplianceEverything starts for a reason and fitness is no exception to the rule. Unless you have a really good reason to start you won't be able to stay committed and follow through with your resolutions. The good news is that most of it is mental which means you can actually put a plan of action in place that will remove all the obstacles standing between you and your fitness goals: Start small. What you really need is to change your habits, and how you feel and look will change on their own. The moment ...
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May 2014 Health Care Reform
Posted on: May 6, 2014Categories: HR & ComplianceThe Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requires covered employers to provide former employees and dependents who lose group health benefits with an opportunity to continue group health insurance coverage. Individuals who are eligible for health coverage under COBRA are known as "qualified beneficiaries." The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made health insurance Exchanges available, beginning Jan. 1, 2014, for individuals and small businesses to purchase health coverage. Th ...
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April 2014 Health Care Reform
Posted on: April 1, 2014Categories: HR & ComplianceThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalizes large employers that do not offer minimum essential coverage to full-time employees and their dependents. Large employers that offer this coverage may still be responsible for a penalty if the coverage is unaffordable or does not provide minimum value. Recently the IRS published final regulations on the employer mandate and clarified the definition of hours of service for employers. This clarification will help employers when determining who is a full ti ...