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Posts Tagged ‘benefits’
I’m Not an HR Professional, But I Play One on TV…
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Remember those commercials from the 1980s where famous soap opera actors would recommend Vicks 44 while offering “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV” as some whacked-out reason as to why we should listen to them? Imagine how strange that must have felt for those accomplished actors to dish real-life advice based [...]
Got Employee Benefit Plans? Keep an Eye on Pending Legislation.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Just when you think employee benefit plans couldn’t get any more confusing or complicated, new federal legislation gets proposed to prove you wrong. Thanks to a great article written by Gary W. Howell and Michael R. Durnwald of Katten, Muchin, Rosenman, LLP, and posted on LinkedIn, it’s clear that business owners need to keep an [...]
Kelly Coblentz, PHR, Promoted to Director of HR Services at hireVision Group, Inc.
Monday, July 25th, 2011LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (July 25, 2011) hireVision Group is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Kelly Coblentz, PHR, to Director of HR Services. Her previous role at the company was HR Director – Client Partner. “Kelly is the best kind of human resources expert,” says company president and CEO, Tina Hamilton. “She stays on [...]
WE INTERRUPT YOUR INTERNET BROWSING TO BRING YOU THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011(Just a friendly reminder about those 5500 & 5500-EZ forms, folks.) hireVision would like to take this moment to remind employers about the upcoming July 31, 2011 filing deadline for your company’s 5500 & 5500-EZ forms. The United States Department of Labor (DOL) now uses the EFAST computerized processing system. EFAST is designed to simplify [...]
Why Offer Employees Flexible Jobs? Because It’s Good for Your Business, That’s Why.
Friday, April 22nd, 2011There’s a great new article over at CNNmoney.com‘s Fortune blog about the benefits companies can reap when they offer their employees meaningful flexible job options. It says, basically, what we have been telling our clients and readers for a long time: Flexible working arrangements are worth the effort because they can increase talent retention, productivity [...]
Northampton County Saves Over $273,000 Through The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (April 5, 2011) Great budget saving news is coming out of Northampton County. Through a federal funding program called the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), hireVision was able to assist the County in obtaining reimbursement dollars of over $273,000 to help offset increases in health benefit costs. Since the County offers a [...]
End of Year Reporting Update: Group Life Insurance Imputed Income
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010It’s December, which means time is running out for you to report your company’s group life insurance imputed income to Uncle Sam. Many companies don’t realize offering employees an employer-paid group term life insurance policy in excess of $50,000 is considered a fringe benefit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Employers are required to report [...]
Why We Love Employee Wellness Programs
Friday, July 2nd, 2010Before you sit down to do your regularly scheduled cost-cutting review of company expenses, please read “Leave Well Enough Alone! – The Case For Continuing With Wellness Programs”, a great article recently published at Daily HR Tips, one of our favorite blogs. The piece has some excellent points: In fact, wellness classes have proven to [...]
