Initial versions of long-awaited bills addressing the dire financial straits of Detroit Public Schools (DPS) were rolled out in the Senate today, outlining a plan to separate the district into old and new while creating …
Plenty of high-profiled issues were stuffed in the freezer at the close of the first half of the 98th Legislature, many without a firm timeline on their expiration date.
Check your total rewards program. Does it include food? Internet grocer Peapod thinks it should. The company recently surveyed over 1,000 office workers and concluded that employers that provide free food and drink as a …
Financial advisor Richard Feight, of IAM Financial LLC, about the financial mistakes small business owners need to avoid if they want to be successful entrepreneurs
How the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) impacts wellness programs still makes employers’ heads spin. On the one hand, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) encourages such programs as a way to control costs. On the …
Business coach and consultant Tom Borg talks about how to build profitable communication and trust in your small business.
You could be subject to substantial fines and other penalties for not following complex employee benefit plan rules.
Social media expert Kate Snyder shares her top five social media developments from 2015.
Office lottery pools are undeniably fun and they build excitement and camaraderie among coworkers, which cannot be a bad thing. However, there have been a number of high profile-lawsuits and untold amounts office drama that …
The union-supported group that pushed to raise the corporate income tax (CIT) from 6 to 11 percent has disbanded, and is no longer pursuing its legislative initiative drive.
Gov. Rick SNYDER Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Genesee County due to the "ongoing health and safety issues caused by lead in the city of Flint's drinking water," his office announced.
Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report: If you offer any kind of employee benefit plans, there’s a set of government ground rules you have to play by called ERISA and ACA compliance.
Office design that boosts employee productivity, health and happiness - a conversation with Mary Ann Lievois, CEO of ISCG, a Royal Oak Michigan-based commercial interiors firm.
Forty-two percent of small businesses say they plan to increase wages in the next six months, according to the latest Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Barometer survey.
In December, President Obama signed legislation that addresses the so-called tax extenders, some of which will be extended on a permanent basis while others will receive multi-year extensions, providing much-needed stability for some of the …
It’s hard to believe that 2015 is already over. Kind of seems like a repeating statement every year. But, as we all know, time slows down for no one. If anything, it feels like it speeds …
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In what has seemingly become the new normal for the IRS when working with the Affordable Care Act, another deadline has been extended. This time, on December 28, 2015, the IRS extended the deadline for ACA …