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Blog · Published: September 30, 2016 Updated: January 13, 2022

Small Businesses Using PEOs on the Rise

According to research sponsored by NAPEO, 14 – 16 percent of small businesses are now using Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs). What factors are driving businesses to outsource HR and how does using a PEO benefit them? Increasingly complex regulatory environment Many small companies are …

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Blog · Published: August 31, 2016 Updated: January 12, 2022

PEO Certification Benefits Small Businesses

Employers that outsource their HR, payroll and benefits administration to a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), will have additional protection and benefits with the Small Business Efficiency Act (SBEA). Here’s an overview of how the new law helps companies working with PEOs. IRS …

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Blog · Published: August 29, 2016 Updated: January 13, 2022

Will the Illinois Health Insurance Exchange Survive?

If your business counts on the Illinois Exchange for health insurance, Aetna’s recent withdraw is unnerving. Aetna’s announcement comes shortly after UnitedHealthcare’s departure and the announcement that Land of Lincoln will no longer be offering plans. The events leading up to each departure is …

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Blog · Published: July 28, 2016 Updated: January 13, 2022

Chicago Minimum Wage Increase Impacts Employers

Small businesses in Chicago are coping with the latest minimum wage increase to $10.50. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25, but local and state governments can vote to increase wages above the federal level. In December 2014, Chicago City Council approved the Minimum Wage Ordinance raising …

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Blog · Published: July 25, 2016 Updated: January 13, 2022

Illinois Will Soon Be Mandating 401K Plans

The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program has been delayed. A pilot program is anticipated to begin in 2018 with enrollment beginning in phases in 2018 and 2019.  Dates and information are not ready available as the Senate moved in a vote in May of 2017 to roll back an Obama-led Department of Labor …

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