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To help struggling businesses needing immediate access to cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in 2020. Some companies, however, didn’t use the PPP loan funds as Congress intended. Because of a broad range of associated fraud, the […]
By Todd Castleton Another recent court dispute among would-be beneficiaries highlights the options facing retirement plan administrators when distributing a deceased participant’s benefit. If two or more parties are claiming to be the rightful beneficiary of a deceased participant’s benefit, one option is to review all the facts and make a determination applying the plan’s terms through […]
It’s amazing how much more effective employees can be when they’re properly motivated. Well-motivated workers tend to be more productive, more engaged, more creative and have lower turnover compared with less-motivated workers. It naturally follows that managers and organizations that are effective at motivating their teams tend to outperform those that don’t do as good […]
This agreement is entered into by and between The Company and [Employee Name] (“Employee”). WHEREAS The Company hosted a holiday party on December 2, 2025, which has since come to be known as “The Fiasco”; WHEREAS Employee claims to have been injured at The Fiasco, whether physically, psychologically, or otherwise; and WHEREAS The Company contracted […]
We here at HRSBT are all too familiar with stock photos! Not everyone has the skills to Photoshop their cat into a tree to make an article more interesting. Some of us have to rely on the often clichéd, not-at-all realistic stock photos that are offered for public use. But fear not, the world of […]
In today’s Advisor, we get expert input from a practitioner in the field of safety consulting.
Whether you follow sports or not, you have likely heard about the current state of professional sports, particularly the NBA, referred to as the era of “player empowerment.” And even if you aren’t familiar with this specific term, you likely know about the facts behind this trend. For example, last year, then-New Orleans Hornets superstar […]
The 2007 book Lone Survivor tells the true story of a failed Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan from the viewpoint of the only person who survived, Marcus Luttrell. The book—and later a film of the same title—recounts the details of a mission gone wrong and the battle for survival.
While at the SHRM 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington D.C., we attended a session on the difference between having an engagement problem and having a hiring issue. Bob Kelleher, the speaker, elaborates on the topic.
A few months ago, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) clarified in Information Letter 2016-0082 how Medicare enrollment and health savings account (HSA) eligibility sometimes collide when an employee retires shortly after turning the age of 65. More recently, the IRS provided guidance on another overlap between Medicare and HSAs—a rehire after Medicare enrollment.