At HKP we are always staying ahead of the curve on the hottest news in the business world. The following is a list of articles that we suggest you read as they could be valuable to your business.

Health Care/Benefits/Affordable Care Act

• Employers need to prepare for fourth quarter benefits deadlines
• Cash in lieu of benefits: Considerations for employers
• Employers should plan on IRS 1095c reporting for 2017
• House health care bill and April Treasury report bring big news for ALEs
• The Affordable Care Act: What will happen next?
• Quick tips for new health reimbursement arrangements
• Continue with business as usual following President Trump’s executive order on the ACA
• ACA: What’s next?
• Changes in ACR could encourage small businesses to reconsider health coverage
• Applicable Large Employers potentially subject to fines or penalties from the ACA
• How the ACA affects personal health care for owners and shareholders
• Are you ready with ACA compliance for year-end 2015?
• ACA IRS reporting requirements: Forms 1094 & 1095

Human Capital Management

• Unleashing potential through delegation
• Are you leading a team or a workgroup?
• 2016 rules in favor of employers regarding FMLA
• What’s new with the I-9
• OSHA’s new rule: what you need to know
• Apply strategic planning to benefits modeling
• Now is the time to act on FLSA regulations
• Department of Labor announces long-awaited FLSA regulations
• Get your new hires off on the right foot with these onboarding strategies
• FMLA: Mitigating organizational risk
• Essentials of the employment application
• You’re fired!
• Important legislative updates for 2015
• The importance of following FLSA regulations
• Applying lean strategies in the workplace
• Adding some SaaS to your human resources department
• Protecting our most valuable assets
• Job titles: What’s in a name?
• The hiring process for the “perfect” employee

Payroll

• Being too invested in your payroll processor could be holding you back
• What to consider before upgrading your HCM system
• Top 5 reasons to use a single sign-on HCM platform
• Top 7 reasons people switch payroll processors
• Cloud-based time and attendance adds value across the board
• Early SSA filing deadline aimed at preventing fraud
• The value of outsourcing payroll

Skill Development

• Is your Why convinced?
• Distribution lists save time in Outlook
• Using autocorrect to its full potential
• OneNote will save your brain
• Learning paths help guide employees at HK
• The secrets to success
• Habits only work if you do
• Advanced keyboard shortcuts for optimal time savings
• Keyboard shortcuts can save valuable time
• The ABCDs of corporate learning
• Improve efficiency with your keyboard, first time decisions and shutting it all off!

Tax Credits

• Tax credits a good fit for in-home care and nursing homes
• Forbes features HKP’s list of state tax credits employers need to know
• Tax reform, the proposed budget and what’s happening with WOTC
• Forbes features HKP’s insights on PEO certification for WOTC
• Current tax reform prospects
• DOL releases updated forms, but without updated guidance
• Individual state-level savings a critical part of WOTC’s overall impact
• Wisconsin publishes Business Tax Incentives Guide
• WOTC a flexible policy tool for employment
• Status of WOTC under the new administration
• Updates clarify WOTC requirements and transitional relief
• The future of WOTC
• Billions saved in brief history of WOTC
• WOTC is a benefit to employers and employees
• WOTC in its best shape in history
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit available for hiring the long-term unemployed
• WOTC e-filing and signatures
• State tax credits provide valuable incentives to businesses
• Valuable tax incentives available for hiring returning heroes
• Electronic filing and signatures reduce costs, expedite processing and help the environment