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When Management and Employees Work Together, Benefits Costs Go Down

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A commonality in many workplaces is the rift between the employees and management when it comes to health care benefits. Employees usually accuse the company of being too frugal, and management is unable to find a compromise that makes everyone happy. In the end, employees of the company are left feeling like their hands are [...]

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IRS Health Care Tax Credit Available for Small Businesses

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The recent health care legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama contains a Small Business Health Care Tax Credit that will help small businesses with the cost of providing their employees with health care. The tax credit’s benefits are available immediately for the 2010 tax year. According to the Congressional Budget Office, small businesses [...]

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Use Communications to Involve Employees in Health Plan Spending Control

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Implementing cost-sharing increases or cutting benefits in an effort to bring health plan costs under control can be unpleasant tasks for employers, with concerns about how the news will impact employee productivity and morale. The better employees understand the reasons such plan changes are necessary, however, the lesser the chance that the changes will have [...]

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