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Tractor Safety Tips

The most common causes of serious injury on a tractor include rollovers, falling when climbing on or off, and being run over by a tractor or towed machinery. The Centers for Disease Control reported that tractor rollovers/overturns were the leading...

Farm Machinery: Ensuring Employee Safety

As one of the longest-running professions, agriculture in the United States has a rich history. Agriculture and modern-day farming have turned into one of the most hazardous industries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As an...

Key Person Disability Insurance FAQs

Each company, regardless of size, employs persons who are essential to the continued success of the business. Key person disability insurance was created to protect the business in the event one of their key members suffers an illness, injury, or...

Short-Term Disability (STD) Basics

Front-loaded with a short waiting period, short-term disability plans are in place to assist employees in replacing all or part of their income due to temporary inability to work. What You Need to Know: Trigger events are any illness or...

Long-Term Disability (LTD) Basics

Employer management of disability benefits is an important aspect of the organization’s benefits package. This short video explains the primary elements of LTD coverage. In most cases, LTD works in tandem with the offered short-term disability (STD) coverage. Reach out...

Creating a Reasonable Accommodation Process

While the number of employed persons with disabilities is low (only about one-third of people with disabilities are employed[1]), growth through 2022 is expected. This is a compelling reason for employers to lay the right groundwork for a process around...

Managing Safety in an Aging Workforce

n 2017, nearly 45% of all employees were age 45 or older.[1] This number indicates that employers need to manage and maintain the safety of their mature employees in a diligent and effective manner. Despite older workers having a lower injury...

Top 5 Reasons to Have a PEO Handle Your Benefits

As the owner of a rapidly growing business, you may find that it’s hard to keep up with everything yourself. From the daily operations to your Human Resources management, it can be a lot to handle. And, since your expertise is...

4 Huge Signs Your Business Could Really Benefit from Partnering with a PEO

  Here are four of the biggest signs that you may need the services of a PEO, along with a few considerations to keep in mind: Spending Too Many Hours of Your Workday Resolving HR Problems Spending too much time...

8 Ideas for Boosting Employee Loyalty and Retention

Fortune called it the biggest problem facing employers in 2017: employee retention. The truth is, considering the high cost of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new talent, this is a timeless concern that followed us into 2018—and will follow us beyond this year....

Cultivating a More Respectful Workplace Environment

You may be highly trained and proficient in all the aspects of your business, but if your employees are rude or simply don’t respect one another, your company will suffer from high turnover and absenteeism. A hostile work environment negatively...

Is Your Payroll System a Total Disaster?

Do you run a small or mid-sized business? If you do, then how is your payroll system? Is it in order or is your payroll a total disaster? If it isn’t as streamlined, accurate or organized as it should be, you...