It may only be October, but November 1st starts open enrollment for a 2016 health care plan under the ACA, and you only have until January 31st before the enrollment period ends. If you want to get enrolled in a health care plan, you either need to be registered by January 31st or have some form of exception that extends the time you have to enroll

We all know someone who is always on Facebook, you may even be someone who is always on Facebook, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, even if you’re at work! That’s right, this article is going to advocate using social media in the workplace, but don’t get too excited, we are going to list a few negatives in there as well. The trending world lives and breathes two words, Mobile and Social.

An entire series of books can be written about the A.C.A. (Affordable Care Act), with one of them being about the controversy caused by it alone. Many people cheered when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, other people panicked, and a small few had no opinion either which way. A big part of the panic was caused by not fully understanding what the A.C.A. was

Except for in very small companies, payroll, human resources and employee benefits are generally handled by separate offices. However, compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the need to file certain forms may make it necessary for the three functions to cross over, to some degree.

A friend once said to me, “If you ever feel like no one notices you, stop paying your bills”. While we would definitely not recommend that you stop paying your bills, the idea behind his comical advice is sound. If you stop paying your bills, your bill collectors are going to come knocking. If you don’t make contact with a bill collector when you are behind on a payment,

There are three kinds of leaders in this world, ones that hold back their team’s potential, ones that embrace their team’s potential, and ones that are so good at their job, you don’t even know they are there. Human resource professionals fall into the latter category, doing more for a business than most would ever give them credit for.

If there is one thing that we can learn from human history, it is that conflict in any instance, is more or less inevitable. In fact, it can be said that conflict is what opens the path to a new age for mankind. It is often in the aftermath of conflict, that the dust settles and we see the most clear view of the road behind us that we understand the need for change.

When it comes to business, there is one rule that has always been true for both ends of the spectrum. Rather it is the business owner, or the customer buying from them, the fact remains, you get what you pay for. For a customer, the more you pay, the better the quality of the product. On the other hand, a business owner is spending money on a slightly different product. They are spending money on someone’s time and skills.

If you have been keeping an eye on current events, you will know that discrimination is a major issue that many American’s are actively involved with. Discrimination, or the act of negatively treating another person because of race, religion, sexuality, or social standing, has been present for as long as anyone can remember, and has been the grounds for major lawsuits that have been filed against both people and businesses in the past.

The human mind is a fascinating thing, doing more work than we can possibly imagine and much more than we ever think about. The conscious part of the mind that controls our decision making abilities is itself controlled by many forms of biases operating both in the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind , many of which we never realize are even there.