Archive for May, 2012

The IRS Is Making Its Move on PPACA…(Cue “Jaws” theme song)

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun to circle the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and 2014 is still a year and a half away. That is the year when the federal legislation is supposed to go into affect and will require employers with more than 50 employees to offer minimal essential health coverage to their workers or be subject to a penalty.

What’s the Real Cost of Picking One Bad Apple?

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and anew CareerBuilder survey on the cost of a bad hire. The survey also found that 69 percent of employers reported that bad hires lowered their company’s productivity, affected worker morale and even resulted in legal issues. Ugh!