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Implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Contingent Workers 760 653 PayReel

Implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Contingent Workers

Implementing the Affordable Care Act is challenging for any business, but for those who must provide insurance for temporary employees, it’s a real pain in the ACA. Below are three of the biggest challenges (plus one solution to them all): 1) Interpreting and Following the Rules Balancing a complex law like the Affordable Care Act with…

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Payrolling & Paid Sick Leave Laws: What Employers Need to Do 785 523 PayReel

Payrolling & Paid Sick Leave Laws: What Employers Need to Do

If you’ve been waiting to look into the new paid sick leave laws until the dust settles, you can be assured the dust won’t settle and the time is now. Here’s what you need to do to get your payroll in good shape and your people covered: Know YOUR Rules: From state to state and…

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What You Need to Know About Paid Sick Leave Laws 760 523 PayReel

What You Need to Know About Paid Sick Leave Laws

If you’ve been waiting to look into the new paid sick leave laws until the dust settles, you can be assured the dust won’t settle and the time is now. Here’s what you need to know to get your payroll in good shape and your people covered. The Times, They are a Changin’ The past…

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Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors—A Worker Classification Cheat Sheet 5760 3840 PayReel

Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors—A Worker Classification Cheat Sheet

Employee misclassification is on a lot of people’s minds. Hillary Clinton has even made it a part of her campaign. It’s pretty irritating that the rules are confusing, vary from state to state, and are often subjective, but there are a few standards that remain true across the board. If you want to get all…

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Top worker classification mistakes to avoid 6144 4096 PayReel

Top worker classification mistakes to avoid

Employee misclassification is getting to be a big deal for the government and a bum deal for businesses. Back in 2000, Microsoft paid $97 million, plus legal fees, in a benefits dispute with its long-term temps. More recently, FedEx shelled out $228 million. And then there’s Uber, which just lost in a dispute over whether…

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Worker Classification: 5 Reasons Companies Can’t Ignore Compliance Rules 4506 3811 PayReel

Worker Classification: 5 Reasons Companies Can’t Ignore Compliance Rules

With the rise of the sharing economy, workplace compliance issues are surfacing at an alarming rate. Uber and similar enterprises have been at the forefront of news on the subject of late, but the IRS is expanding its attention. And when the IRS pays more attention to this topic, companies need to do the same…

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Worker Classification: What’s the Problem And Why Should You Care? 550 459 PayReel

Worker Classification: What’s the Problem And Why Should You Care?

Employee misclassification (noun): The kiss of death for companies. See also: Number one on the IRS’s list of least favorite things. The National Conference of State Legislatures provides an alternative description here: “Employee misclassification is the practice of labeling workers as independent contractors, rather than employees.” As the shared economy blossoms and remote work becomes…

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Supreme Court Favors ACA: Businesses Still Have Compliance Questions 1000 667 PayReel

Supreme Court Favors ACA: Businesses Still Have Compliance Questions

Today, the Supreme Court ruled: Key elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stand. Immediately, this SCOTUS ruling means: Their paying customers are protected and healthcare and hospital stocks have soared. Democrats are breathing a big sigh of relief with President Obama saying, “The ACA is here to stay.” With no proposed alternative in place, Republicans reportedly…

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ACA & The Election Year 4272 2848 PayReel

ACA & The Election Year

There’s not a hotter topic for those in the custom staffing industry than the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It affects everything from hiring independent contractors to budget management. We, along with our corporate clients and independent contractors, are largely affected by every detail, regulation, and modification of the law. For this reason, we’re tuned in…

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ACA: Businesses & The Next Five Years 500 500 PayReel

ACA: Businesses & The Next Five Years

1. The Dust Is Settling, But We Still Have Some Challenges The American Staffing Association (ASA) has worn out the road to DC. Lobbyists have played a big part in cluing DC into the reality of where the Affordable Care Act (ACA) doesn’t accommodate those with nonconventional work arrangements, such as independent contractors and freelancers.…