How to Effectively Communicate Your Group Benefits Plan
Posted: June 28, 2022
Employers offer group benefits to attract talent, retain employees, motivate workers, and increase productivity. Group benefits play an essential role in your employees' overall compensation. Companies can invest a great deal of time and money in planning and executing a benefits strategy every year. These efforts can be wasted if employees do not know what group benefits are offered. It is important to understand how...
Social Security vs. Medicare
Posted: June 21, 2022
Social Security and Medicare are related. Many seniors begin receiving benefits from both at approximately the same time. However, they are two different programs administered by other federal agencies, which provide different benefits to older adults. What Is Social Security? Social Security was created to promote the economic security of Americans. It is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and designed to pay continuing...
How to Reward Employees for Overtime Work
Posted: June 13, 2022
Time is valuable, and most employees expect to be compensated for working overtime. Exempt from overtime pay, Salaried employees may want their employers to provide perks for their hard work and long hours. The following are some creative ways to reward your employees for overtime work without breaking the bank. Give Them Some Time Off Employees need a breather to relax and recharge after long,...
How to Avoid Medicare Penalties
Posted: June 6, 2022
Medicare charges late enrollment penalties that take some people by surprise. These penalties are designed to discourage older Americans from passing up Medicare coverage and possibly incurring high medical bills down the road. Take steps to avoid these penalties, so you do not have to pay higher Medicare premiums. What Penalties Does Medicare Impose? You end up paying more for Medicare if you enroll late...
Celebrating Pride Month
Posted: June 1, 2022
LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated every year in June. This tradition began in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the U.S. It was originally celebrated as Gay Pride Day on the last Sunday in June. However, the day grew to encompass a month-long series of events in major cities across the country. Pride celebrations,...
