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Posts from: February 2016

The Chamber of Commerce – Business Helping Business

Author: Jan Fernandez Posted: February 25, 2016

While employed with a prior company, I had asked about joining the local chamber of commerce to get to know the businesses around town. My employer overwhelmingly pooh-poohed the idea. Their opinion was that the chamber wasn’t really out to help business, they were more of a political front for their own agenda. A few years later I started working at Rapport Benefits Group and noticed a Chamber sticker in our window. When I asked […]

Fitness Trackers and HR Departments

Author: Venus Dean-Bullinger Posted: February 17, 2016

We all know that the new fitness devices can be extremely helpful with keeping our New Year’s resolutions. From the Fitbit, for tracking your steps taken and distance traveled, to the MyFitnessPal App, that helps you track you caloric intake and show how many calories you have remaining for the day, there are lots of options on the market. Now, many employers are starting to utilize this technology, and there are some questions and concerns […]

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From The Blog - ABCs of The New ACA Reporting Requirements

If payroll and human resources didn’t have enough to do with all this new world employee benefits stuff, the ACA has decided to tack on another report or two, or maybe three. Now, according to the ACAs section 6056, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide the IRS with a report showing who was covered and how much the employer paid on the employee’s behalf. This will be done through the form […]