Feds say you can keep your health plan, but …
September 1, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

The promise was that healthcare reform wouldn’t force employers to drop or change existing plans. A close look at the new regs could lead you to believe otherwise. More…

The promise was that healthcare reform wouldn’t force employers to drop or change existing plans. A close look at the new regs could lead you to believe otherwise. More…

Sometimes, just the tiniest change in pricing strategy can make the biggest difference — for better or worse. More…

You’re in for some changes to the way you can store your company’s new-hire paperwork, thanks to a final rule just issued by the feds. More…

In at least one state, a new court ruling changes the game on union organizers’ access to workplaces. More…

Yes, outsourcing certain functions is a solid strategy for saving money for organizations of all sizes. As long as it’s being handled right. More…

After the U.S. House passed the Small Business Lending Fund Act (SBLF) in early July, the bill went to the Senate. What happens now? More…

Some say they’re a way to save on business taxes. The U.S. Congress has termed them “loopholes” and is looking at ways to close them.
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Covering these essentials is what made others successful. More…

Saving for a rainy day is smart, for sure. But it’s been “raining” for years in this economy and companies are still socking away cash. Is it still the best idea? More…

Recently, Apple edged out Microsoft as the world’s most valuable tech company. How Apple did it — or, more accurately, how MS fell behind — holds five valuable lessons for any company that wants to stay competitive. More…

Under a mandate from President Obama, the U.S. Labor Department plans to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give time off to domestic partners to care for newborns or loved ones. More…

Congress approved the CARD Act in 2009, which mandated a broad range of credit-card protections for consumers. Amid calls for similar protections for small businesses that use credit cards, Capitol Hill asked the Federal Reserve to investigate extending the CARD Act to companies and entrepreneurs. The Fed’s report on the matter came out this week. More…

The White House and the Internal Revenue Service just released the details on eligibility for companies that want to get a tax credit under the new healthcare legislation. More…

You think Twitter’s a big draw now? Wait until you see what a recent study uncovered about the site’s growth potential for business. More…

There will be job losses once the U.S. really starts controlling climate-change emissions, the government now admits. More…

Since the Employee Free Choice Act went on legislative life support – meaning there’s little chance that unions will find it easier to organize workers – the administration has hit the issue from a different angle. Here’s the latest example of that. More…

Buried in the new health act is a measure mandating that you issue 1099s — lots of ‘em — to many vendors, not just contractors. More…

They’re back. Stung by the failure to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, unions are taking a new approach to sign up more workers: “We’ll protect you from unfair immigration laws.”

One way or another, energy costs will be rising again for businesses, even if the economy takes its sweet old time recovering from the 2008 meltdown. More…

The Internal Revenue Service will be sending correspondence to four million employers to make sure they’re up to speed on taking advantage of the credits provision in the health-reform act. Here’s what coming. More…