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Enhance Your Employee Benefits Package By Adding a Consumer Driven Account (CDA) by BASIC
DATE: Wed, Nov 02, 2022
TIME: 2:00pm EDT to 2:45 pm EDT
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Proposed Federal Paid Leave – American Families Plan
President Biden's American Family Plan would offer 12 weeks of…
New Feature Release: Leave Management Employee Portal
BASIC Announces New Feature Release: Leave Management Employee…
Reasons for Debit Card Declines at the Merchant Point of Sale
No one expects their benefit debit card for FSA, HRA, and/or…
Standard Mileage Rates for 2018 Are Up
The IRS has issued the 2018 optional standard mileage rates used…
BASIC Appoints Robert Hayes as New President & CEO
Portage, Michigan. – January 8, 2018 – BASIC (Benefit Administrative…
Deadline for Furnishing Statements Extended from January 31 to March 2
IRS Notice 2018-06: Deadline for Furnishing Statements Extended…
Reducing Your Company’s Bottom Line: Dependent Eligibility Audits
Rising costs make health care into a make-or-break issue for…
The Right Way To Adjust Salary Scales: Cost of Labor vs. Cost of Living
When you decide how much to budget for pay increases…
Social Security Administration Corrects Its Taxable Amount
In October, the Social Security Administration made its usual…
Terminations without Consideration: The Fifth of Five Common FMLA Mistakes
Terminating FMLA eligible employees can have destructive consequences…
New Form I-9 Is Now Mandatory
New revisions to employment eligibility verification went into…
Use Family-Friendly Benefits to Attract and Retain Key Employees
Family-friendly benefits are a new concept to attract and retain…
BASIC's Human Capital Management Solution: HCM 2.0
BASIC is proud to present the newest version of our human capital…
BASIC ACA Alert-IRS Enforcement of ACA Penalties for 2015 Reporting Year
Beginning as soon at the end of 2017, the IRS has stated that…
Mike Stoddard Interview by Community In Schools
Community In Schools (CIS) Kalamazoo recently interviewed Mike…
ACA Penalties for 2017
Employer Penalties for Noncompliance with ACA Information Reporting
The…
BASIC HQ 2017 Holiday Schedule
BASIC's Headquarters (Portage, MI) and Arizona offices…
The ACA Lives – Its Reporting and Filing Requirements Do Too
With the collapse of the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill, senate…
Failure to Track FMLA Time Properly: The Fourth of Five Common FMLA Mistakes
For many workers, FMLA leave is a necessity, so it’s extremely…
IRS Updates Its Per Diem Rates
The IRS has released an annual notice that lists and explains…
How to Manage Flexible Schedules
Work-from-home options are becoming big-ticket items in the battle…
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