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We simply pay them the number of hours they were scheduled to work. If they noramlly work 10 hours on Tuesday and Tuesday is a holiday they are paid 10 hours holiday pay... This has not been a problem at for us to maintain and our ee's believe it …
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We have approximately 100 employers eligible for benefits.
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You bet... shop around and let your current provider know that you are. We went to a partially self insured plan back in 2000. We are responsible for the first $30,000 of each ee and a re-insurance company picks up the tab after that. We have onl…
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Same here. It is not uncommon for us to grant "extra" vacation, within our currrent limits to new employees, especially for the higher ranking positions. It is not uncommon for us to grant new employees 1/2 credit for time worked at other companie…
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Our reimbursement program has also been around for a while. Reimbursement is given for eligible college courses which are sucessfully completed. Courses in an undergraduate program necessary for a business related degree or gradulate level courses…
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We too are currently shopping around. We have an older ABRA system now. It was our only system that had problems with Y2K. It really has trouble keeping track with anyone hired since Dec. 31, 1999. We are now using multiple systems developed in…
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We match dollar for dollar up to 3% and also contribute a 3% Profit Sharing every payday to every employee that has met the eligibility requirements of the plan. If the ee is putting in 3% they are receiving 6% from the company. If they are puttin…
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We use a company called ASI and have been very satisfied with their efficiency in paying our ee's and they are very good at getting back to you if you have any questions. E-mail them at [email]asi@asiflex.com[/email] Good luck finding a vendor, Dut…
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If I understand the question (?): they can make the appropriate changes in the health insurance premium deduction. However, they would not be allowed to change anything on the medical FSA unless you eliminated the medical insurance coverage...then …
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We have always used the local County Health Dept. I have talked with the Health Dept. this morning and this particular supplier is the one they were using for all of their vaccine. At this point our County Health Dept. states that it looks like the…
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Highest number wins!!! right?
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Thanks for the info. I searched and sure enough it was there. Just in case anyone is interested... BMI = Weight in pounds divided by (heigth in incheses X height in inches) times 703. For example a person who weighs 220 pounds and is 6 feet 3 inch…
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STD is available after 30 days off and continues for up to 26 weeks at 60%. Then if needed, LTD kicks in until Social Security picks up all or some of the cost. Provided by an outside source and I agree we have had to encourage them to ask for sec…
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I attended a seminar just last week on the new and improved FLSA and this topic was covered. According the thses "JD" guys: "The DOL regulations do provide for the exclusion of many forms of payment. Examples of itmes excluded from the employee r…
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Lorrie, Yes we use a TPA, BMI-Health Plans out of Bartlesville, OK. They have been wonderful to work with. They have stepped up to help us out on more than one occassion. Funding: We, the employer fund the plan (monthly)as follows: ee only $322.3…
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We also self insure with a specific deductibe of $30k. We have approx. 100 employees on the health care plan. At present the company pays 100% of all employee insurance premiums: health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, etc. and 50% of…
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I agree with Ballonman, if a man becomes pregnant, he should receive something. However, we consider pregnancy the same as any illness as far as compensation is concerned. If the ee has sick time available they may use this, if needed they may al…
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Don't know about your state laws, etc, but according to the company that administers our cafeteria plan a compnay does not have to wait until year end to start such a program. I suggest you call such a company(s) in your area and hear their dog and…
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You can also check with your health insurance company. They should be albe to help you a bunch with this. Good Luck, Dutch2
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I seem to also remember this being the case; the two plans having to be aggregated for testing. However, we too did not pass the HCE test last year. However, we were very close and simply had to return enough funds to the HCE's to get the amounts …
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We have a matching contribution and a profit sharing contribution. We match dollar for dollar up to 3% of total gross wages and we give every eligible employee a 3% profit sharing contribution every payday. Therefore, every eligible employee we ha…
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Our full-time ee's receive one sick day for each month worked (12 sick days each year). They can accmulate up to 30 days of sick time. We also offer company paid STD and LTD insurance programs. Good luck
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We too are a partially self funded plan with a reinsurer. We ended the year with a couple of large on going claims and our reinsurer placed a laser or rider on just these two individuals. Basically this means the company is responsible for a much …
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I agree with Whatever, NY. Our plan is written the same way. If it is an OTC medication, then it is an OTC medication, no expections. We had to be carefull to ensure that our employees were aware of the allergy medications that recently became OT…
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Hope this is of some help: The Dependent Care Assistance Plan we have here in Missouri states: A "Depentent" means any individual that is: (a) your dependent who is under the age of 13 and with respect to whom you are entitled to a Federal income ta…
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I agree with Dixied.... when we use a temp. agency if there should be an accident, we record it and do our best to take care of the temp. ee as if they were our own, such as making them comfortable, calling for medical assistance, notifying the Temp…
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SHRM just sent me the following message: Federal Legislative Action Alert! YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED! The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to consider legislation called the “ADA Restoration Act,” a bill that would expand the definition …
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We do similar to Nae. If the ee is not off long enough for WC to pay for time missed we use the ee's sick time. If they have no sick time, we allow them to use vacation time if it is avaliable. If they do not have either, they are not paid. We d…
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I logged onto HRHero and quickly found the following: "Employees must use any accumulated sick, vacation time, or personal time (or PTO), if applicable, to the extent it is available during this leave period unless such leave is covered under worke…