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Benefits (82)

Date	Title	Rating
2019-01-31	Small Business Health Insurance Trends 2019	5
2019-01-23	The $9 Billion-Dollar Blunder	5
2019-01-09	How Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave Law Affects Business Owners (and What They Should Do About It)	5
2018-10-25	The Different Types of Group Health Insurance	5
2018-09-18	Fundamentals of the ACA: Where it Went Wrong, Part II – The Individual Mandate	5
2018-07-24	4 Workplace Wellness Trends You Should Consider for Your Business	5
2018-07-17	The Differences Between PEOs and Brokers for Small Business Health Insurance	5
2018-07-12	Medical Tourism: How a GMS Employee Found Quality, Affordable Treatment in a Different Country	3.7
2018-07-02	Fundamentals of the ACA: Where It Went Wrong, Part 1	5
2018-06-21	Can I Offer Health Insurance to Certain Employees?	5
2018-06-18	The Most Recent Attempt to Dislodge the ACA	4.8
2018-05-31	Small Business Health Insurance Requirements	5
2018-03-28	How the Ongoing Evolution of the Fiduciary Rule Affects Small Business Owners	5
2018-03-14	Do Wellness Programs Really Work?	5
2018-03-06	The Benefits of Profit Sharing for Small Businesses	5
2018-03-02	Keeping up with the Joneses	5
2018-02-20	How Telemedicine Can Help Employers During Flu Season	4
2018-01-30	What is a Supplemental Insurance Plan?	5
2017-09-05	How Group Health Insurance Premiums Are Calculated and How You Can Manage Them	5
2017-08-29	Questions that Small Business Owners Should Ask a Group Health Insurance Provider	5
2017-08-22	Group Health Insurance Basics for Small Business Owners	5
2017-08-16	Dealing with Healthcare Uncertainty	4
2017-08-10	What Employers Can Do to Manage Stress in the Workplace	5
2017-05-30	How PEOs Can Help Small Businesses Use Economy of Scale to Benefit Their 401(k) Plans	5
2017-04-25	11 Benefits Employees Want	5
2017-03-13	Ways to Save on Prescription Drug Spending	5
2017-03-01	Tips for Engaging Employees in a Workplace Wellness Program	5
2017-02-27	21st Century Cures Act and QSEHRA FAQs	5
2017-01-31	How Retirement Plan Struggles Can Affect Small Businesses	5
2017-01-13	How will the ACA impact your business in 2017?	5
2016-12-21	Can a Wellness Program Suit your Employee’s Needs?	5
2016-11-30	Establishing Long-Term Healthy Behaviors with a Wellness Coordinator	None
2016-11-09	The Impact of Chronic Disease on Small Business	5
2016-11-04	Why Self-Funded Health Insurance is Right for Your Business	4.9
2016-10-13	FACT: “Healthy People = Better Business”	5
2016-10-11	Is Your Health Plan Ready for 2017?	None
2016-10-07	Have you Received an ACA Notice?	None
2016-09-29	Unique Benefit Plans	5
2016-09-28	Why Everyone Should Look in the Mirror and Eliminate Excuses	5
2016-09-19	Three Common Hurdles for Growing Companies	5
2016-09-12	Three Busted Myths About Working with a PEO	5
2016-08-30	How to Make Vacation Less Stressful	4.2
2016-08-23	How to Keep Employees Motivated in the Summer	5
2016-07-26	The Benefits of the GMS Mobile App	5
2016-07-21	The Benefits of 24/7 Telemedicine Services	5
2016-06-27	The Benefits of a PEO: Supplemental Insurance Plans	5
2016-06-20	The Benefits of a PEO: 401(k) Plans and Profit Sharing	4.5
2016-06-13	The Benefits of a PEO: Better Group Health Coverage	5
2016-05-10	Four Things You Should Ask Your Health Insurance Provider About	5
2016-02-16	The Benefits of a Workplace Wellness Program: Getting Healthy	4
2016-02-09	The Benefits of a Workplace Wellness Program: Education	5
2016-01-26	The Benefits of Creating a Time-off Policy for Your Business	4
2015-04-28	Is a PEO Right For You?: Benefits Edition	5
2014-12-01	Does a Wellness Program Really Matter?	5
2014-11-11	EEOC Challenges Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs	5
2014-10-21	Controllable Costs	5
2014-07-29	EEOC Changes Guidelines on Pregnancy Bias	4.5
2014-07-16	Time To Get Educated!	5
2014-05-15	Help Your Employees With an EAP	5
2014-04-11	Affordable Care Act Delays	5
2014-03-26	How Will Expansion of Overtime Eligibility Impact Small Business?	5
2014-03-13	How to Effectively Manage PTO	5
2014-03-10	4 Affordable, Practical Benefits that Will Help Attract the Best Employees	5
2014-03-04	What Happens With a Major Claim on Self-insurance Plans	5
2014-02-10	Benefits of Direct Deposit: Employer & Employee	5
2014-02-07	Supplemental Insurance Plans: What's Important	5
2014-01-24	What’s in a good 401(k) plan? These 7 Elements Can Help Attract and Retain Employees	5
2014-01-03	4 Questions You Need To Ask Your Health Insurance Company	5
2014-01-02	How Much Are Your Employees Worth?	5
2013-12-30	How PEOs Ease Concerns for Small Business	5
2013-12-18	Non-Traditional Benefits Your Staff Will Love	5
2013-12-17	Affordable Care Act Timeline: What You Need to Know for Your Small Business	5
2013-11-26	Self-Insured Plans: An Alternative to Government Healthcare	5
2013-10-29	5 Little Known Ways a TPA Can Help Save on Your Healthcare Costs	5
2013-06-18	The Affordable Care Act	5
2013-05-09	401(k) Testing: What is That About?	5
2013-04-29	Business and Baseball	5
2013-04-16	Medicaid Expansion: Will it Help Small Businesses in Ohio?	5
2013-04-08	Old-Fashioned Ways Are New Again	5
2013-03-26	Solving Small Businesses' HR Problems	5
2013-02-22	Work Hard, Play Hard: Your PTO Policy	4.8
2013-02-12	Liability Expands Under FLSA	5

GMS News (21)

Date	Title	Rating
2018-01-02	Governor Kasich Signs Legislation Protecting S-Corp PEO Clients	5
2017-12-04	Group Management Services Named a Certified Professional Employer Organization by IRS	4.5
2017-10-13	Group Management Services Announces New Chief Technology Officer Christian Tracey	5
2017-06-06	GMS’ Stacey Larotonda Honored as a Patriotic Employer by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve	5
2016-12-02	Benefits of PEOs for Startup Companies	5
2016-11-16	The Veteran Transition: The Benefits of Hiring Vets	5
2016-11-15	Reuniting the Workforce	5
2016-08-19	GMS Celebrates 1,000th Client	5
2015-07-02	Bring Your Kids to Work Day at GMS	4.4
2014-12-04	Proud to Be Part of the FAST 50 Program!	5
2014-07-16	Time To Get Educated!	5
2014-06-02	We Got a New Website!	5
2014-02-21	GMS Receives 2013 Weatherhead 100 Award	5
2013-12-13	GMS Receives 2013 Weatherhead 100 Award	5
2013-07-25	Save Yourself Time: Introducing GMS Resources	4
2013-07-10	Group Management Services is now a proud member of NAPEO	5
2013-06-27	Rooting for Your Company	4.8
2013-06-05	GMS Receives Leading EDGE Award	4.3
2013-05-28	Stacey Edelman: 2013 Ohio Glass Ceiling Award Winner	5
2013-04-26	GMS Women Who Excel	5
2013-03-27	Back to School	4.8

Grab Bag (47)

Date	Title	Rating
2018-08-16	My Intern Experience at GMS	4.2
2018-08-13	A Letter from an Intern	3.4
2018-08-09	What You Actually Learn at an Internship	4.2
2018-02-23	The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018	5
2018-01-12	2018 Dates Small Business Owners Should Know	5
2018-01-09	2018 Small Business Calendar of Events	5
2018-01-05	2018 HR Calendar of Events	5
2017-04-20	Notable Administrative Professionals in History	5
2017-04-06	Three Ideas to Kickstart Your Small Business Marketing Plan	5
2017-03-07	Three Email Time Management Tips for Business Owners and Their Employees	5
2017-03-03	Advantages of a Professional Employer Organization: Compliance	5
2017-02-16	Four Things Employees Should Do Before Going on Vacation	5
2016-12-23	How Unhappy Employees Can Affect Your Business	4.7
2016-12-15	HR Issues in the Construction Industry	4.8
2016-11-29	More than Just a Party: Holiday Tips for Small Business Owners	5
2016-11-17	Three Tips on How to Manage Meetings	5
2016-10-25	Why Business Jargon Can Confuse Your Employees	5
2016-10-18	Three Questions You Should Ask Before Partnering with a PEO	3
2016-07-19	Intern Life at GMS	5
2016-07-14	How I Went from Pumping Gas to a GMS Internship	5
2016-07-12	Top 5 Reasons to Intern at GMS	3.5
2016-04-19	Administration Professionals Day 2016	5
2016-03-24	Providing Red Cross Medical Emergency Training for Your Business	5
2016-03-15	What Our Awards Mean to Business Owners	5
2016-02-02	A New Record Set for Regulations	4
2016-01-12	Preventing a Post-Holiday Slump in Employees	3
2015-12-29	New Year’s Resolutions For Small Business Owners	None
2015-12-15	6 Signs A Great Employee is Going to Leave	5
2015-12-08	11 Books Small Business Owners Should Read	5
2015-11-17	Social Selling Tips: Facebook Edition	None
2015-11-10	Social Selling Tips: SlideShare Edition	None
2015-10-27	Social Selling Tips: LinkedIn Edition	5
2015-10-20	Social Selling Tips: Twitter Edition	5
2015-07-28	Five More Ways to Reward Employees	5
2015-07-23	What It’s Like to Work for GMS: The INTERNal Perspective	5
2015-07-21	Eight More Ways to Reward Employees	5
2015-07-14	Nine Ways to Reward Employees	5
2015-04-14	Gift Ideas for Administrative Professionals’ Day	5
2015-01-20	Debunking 4 Common PEO Myths	5
2014-04-14	Why Social Media is Becoming an HR Issue	5
2014-01-22	National Ditch Your Resolution Day	5
2013-12-30	How PEOs Ease Concerns for Small Business	5
2013-05-22	Habits of HR Success	5
2013-05-14	Healthy Tips for Business Trips	4.5
2013-04-09	Help Stop Cancer: Join a Study	5
2013-04-08	Old-Fashioned Ways Are New Again	5
2013-03-04	A Young Guy Looks at Wellness & Aging	5

Human Resources (84)

Date	Title	Rating
2019-03-13	9 Common Human Resource Management Challenges for Small Businesses	5
2019-03-05	Michigan Legalizes Recreational Marijuana: What it Means for Small Business Owners	5
2019-02-18	Michigan Governor Issues Order Protecting LGBTQ State Employees: What it Means for Small Business Owners	5
2019-02-05	Does Your Small Business Need a PEO?	4
2019-01-28	How Can a Small Business Compete with Huge Competitors?	5
2018-12-21	You’re Violating Federal Regulations	5
2018-12-17	Compensation Philosophy: What It Is and Why Every Organization Needs It	5
2018-12-04	How to Resolve Workplace Conflict	5
2018-11-19	How to Prevent Job Burnout	5
2018-11-06	The Differences Between Employees and Independent Contractors	5
2018-10-19	Background Checks: What Small Business Owners Need to Consider	5
2018-10-12	Back-to-School: Employee Training and Performance Management Tips	5
2018-09-20	Recruiting Millennials: Ways to Make Your Business More Attractive to Top Young Talent	5
2018-08-20	HR Considerations for Remote Employees	5
2018-08-06	5 Employee Reward and Recognition Ideas on a Budget	4.2
2018-04-25	Does a Small Business Need HR?	4.8
2018-04-17	How to Motivate Employees	4.2
2018-04-02	What is Employee Management?	5
2017-12-21	How a PEO Can Help Your Business Address the Biggest HR Issues of 2018	5
2017-11-01	HR Budgeting Items to Consider for Next Year	4
2017-10-10	Increased Scrutiny of Immigrant Labor	5
2017-10-05	Recent Trends in HR Outsourcing	5
2017-09-29	What HR Functions Can a Small Business Outsource to a PEO?	5
2017-09-19	Four Reasons Why Small Businesses Outsource HR Functions	5
2017-07-25	The Effects of LGBT and Gender Requirements on Small Businesses and Their HR	None
2017-07-11	How Can a PEO Increase Retention Rates?	5
2017-06-27	Why Have I Never Heard of the Professional Employer Organization Industry?	3.7
2017-06-20	Why Do I Need HR for a Five-employee Company?	5
2017-05-23	Where Do You Find Quality Talent for Hiring?	5
2017-04-18	Why it Pays to Commit to Employee Training	5
2017-04-11	Immigration Reform Updates that Can Affect Business Owners	5
2017-02-24	To Insource or to Outsource: That is the Question	5
2016-12-19	Things to Consider Before Hiring More Employees	5
2016-11-23	Judge Blocks New Overtime Law	4.7
2016-10-27	PEO Management: A Change for the Better	4.8
2016-10-20	Why it Might be Time for a Human Resource Audit	5
2016-10-06	Auto Repair Industry Highlight	5
2016-09-22	Three Challenges Facing the Transportation Industry	5
2016-09-15	Compensation Ranges: List Your Pay and They’ll Come Your Way	5
2016-08-16	How the New Overtime Rules Affect Employers	5
2016-08-09	Hiring the Right Candidate	5
2016-06-02	OSHA’s New Rule	5
2016-05-24	The Costs of Employee Turnover: Replacement	5
2016-05-03	Are Your Employees Protected?	5
2016-04-28	Seven Common Interview Biases	5
2016-04-12	Four Reasons People Hate Their Work and How You Can Fix It	4.4
2016-03-29	Employers and the ACA	5
2016-03-08	Are You I-9 Compliant?	5
2016-02-23	What to Look for in a Potential Employee's Social Media Profiles	4.2
2015-09-22	How to Manage the Employee Lifecycle: Departure	5
2015-09-15	How to Manage the Employee Lifecycle: Reviews	5
2015-09-08	How to Manage the Employee Lifecycle: Training	5
2015-08-25	How to Manage the Employee Lifecycle: Interviews	5
2015-08-18	How to Manage the Employee Lifecycle: Recruitment	5
2015-06-04	Are You Ready to Comply with the Affordable Care Act	5
2015-06-02	The True Cost of Employee Training Programs	4.4
2015-05-28	Are You Ready to be Unionized?	5
2015-05-26	Questions You Should Ask a Professional Employer Organization	5
2015-05-12	Is a PEO Right For You?: HR Management Edition	5
2015-04-07	Supreme Court Rules on Pregnancy Discrimination	5
2015-03-31	NLRB looking to expand NLRA	5
2015-03-17	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 5	5
2015-02-24	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 3	5
2015-02-17	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 2	5
2015-01-08	Are You a Union Shop? Are You Prepared to Be?	5
2014-10-21	Controllable Costs	5
2014-07-16	Time To Get Educated!	5
2014-03-13	How to Effectively Manage PTO	5
2014-02-12	How to Interview for the Best Candidate	None
2014-01-28	8 Traits of Effective Small Business Human Resource Managers	5
2014-01-24	What’s in a good 401(k) plan? These 7 Elements Can Help Attract and Retain Employees	5
2014-01-03	4 Questions You Need To Ask Your Health Insurance Company	5
2014-01-02	How Much Are Your Employees Worth?	5
2013-12-31	4 Tips on How to Have the Best Employee Reviews Ever	5
2013-12-30	How PEOs Ease Concerns for Small Business	5
2013-12-19	Don’t Be a Scrooge: Protect Yourself From HR Issues This Holiday Season	5
2013-08-19	Pass on the Recruiter Duties	5
2013-06-11	Bringing HR Sexy Back	5
2013-05-22	Habits of HR Success	5
2013-04-29	Business and Baseball	5
2013-04-08	Old-Fashioned Ways Are New Again	5
2013-03-26	Solving Small Businesses' HR Problems	5
2013-03-18	Employee Retention: Keeping Top Talent	5
2013-02-07	Is Recruiting a Good Use of Your Time?	4.7

Payroll (28)

Date	Title	Rating
2019-01-17	Payroll Forms: A Guide for Small Business Owners	5
2018-11-29	Keys to a Smooth Payroll Conversion Process	5
2018-09-14	What is the Difference Between Income Tax and Payroll Tax?	5
2018-09-12	How to Manage Payroll for a Small Business	5
2018-05-24	Do I Need Payroll Software for My Small Business?	5
2018-05-11	Three Myths About Payroll Software	5
2018-05-04	What are the Different Functions of Payroll Management?	4.2
2017-12-12	Four Signs You’re Ready to Switch to Online Payroll	5
2017-12-07	The Differences Between QuickBooks and Outsourcing Payroll to a PEO	5
2017-05-09	Why Your Business Should Go Paperless with Online Payroll	5
2017-03-22	The Importance of Payroll Compliance When Working in Different States	5
2017-01-24	Three Big Business Benefits of Online Payroll	5
2016-04-26	How Your Business Would Benefit from Direct Deposit	5
2015-08-11	Small Business Challenges by the Numbers	5
2015-07-07	Have You Heard About the DOL’s New Overtime Rules?	5
2015-04-21	Is a PEO Right For You?: Payroll Edition	4.3
2015-02-24	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 3	5
2014-10-21	Controllable Costs	5
2014-07-16	Time To Get Educated!	5
2014-03-26	How Will Expansion of Overtime Eligibility Impact Small Business?	5
2014-01-27	How to Save Money and Get More Time for your Small Business	5
2013-12-30	How PEOs Ease Concerns for Small Business	5
2013-12-20	What You Need to Know About End of the Year Payroll Processing	5
2013-09-18	Fatter Paychecks!	5
2013-08-05	GMS: Leading the Electronic Way!	5
2013-04-29	Business and Baseball	5
2013-03-26	Solving Small Businesses' HR Problems	5
2013-02-12	Liability Expands Under FLSA	5

Risk Management (57)

Date	Title	Rating
2019-02-22	How a Nurse Case Manager Can Help Reduce the Cost of Workers’ Compensation Claims	3
2019-01-07	Winter Safety Tips for the Workplace	5
2018-12-10	Workers Compensation Rates to Drop in North Carolina: What it Means for Small Business Owners	5
2018-11-16	6 Hurricane Preparation Tips for Small Business Owners	4.4
2018-07-19	5 Summer Safety Tips to Protect Your Employees from the Heat	5
2018-06-26	Minimizing Worksite Risks with GMS, Construction Angels, and Rezod	5
2018-02-14	Handbook Updates You May Need to Make in 2018	5
2017-09-12	Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace	5
2017-08-01	What is a VSSR (Violation of a Specific Safety Requirement)?	5
2017-07-18	How Marijuana Legalization in Nevada Affects Business Owners	5
2017-06-13	Importance of Proper Employee Classification	5
2017-05-16	How Extra Mutualized Rate Impact Ohio Business’ Unemployment Taxes	5
2017-05-02	The Dangers of an Outdated Handbook	4
2017-03-28	Compliance vs. Culture: Why You Should Embrace Safety Management	5
2017-03-09	Common Workplace Injuries – The Knee	5
2017-02-07	The Dangers of Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Workplace	5
2017-01-19	How Winter Can Affect Workers' Compensation Claims	5
2017-01-17	OSHA Ramps Up	5
2017-01-10	Employment Practices Liability Insurance	5
2016-09-26	Common Office Injuries that Can Hurt Your Business	5
2016-07-28	Taking Steps to Prevent Summer Workplace Injuries	5
2016-03-22	Workplace Eye Wellness Month	5
2016-01-22	The “Cost” of a Bad Hire	5
2016-01-19	How to Avoid Negligent Hiring	4.8
2015-10-29	Low-income Earners and the ACA	5
2015-08-06	The Taxman’s Coming	5
2015-07-16	An Injured Employee Tests Positive for Drugs… Now What?	5
2015-06-30	3 Tips on Launching a Successful Workplace Safety Program	5
2015-06-23	Three Unexpected Benefits of Workplace Safety Programs	5
2015-06-16	Workplace Safety During National Safety Month	5
2015-05-21	Know Your Unemployment Tax Rate	5
2015-05-19	Is a PEO Right For You? Risk Management Edition	5
2015-03-17	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 5	5
2015-03-10	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 4	5
2015-02-17	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 2	5
2015-02-10	How PEOs Improve Cashflow: Part 1	5
2015-02-03	Is Your Workplace a “Harassment-Free Zone”?	5
2015-01-27	Are You "Underutilizing" Your Employment Liability Tools?	5
2014-11-11	EEOC Challenges Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs	5
2014-10-21	Controllable Costs	5
2014-10-15	OSHA’s New Requirements	5
2014-07-29	EEOC Changes Guidelines on Pregnancy Bias	4.5
2014-07-16	Time To Get Educated!	5
2014-03-19	How to Protect Your Business From Unemployment Claims	5
2014-03-06	Protect Yourself From Workers’ Compensation Claims	5
2014-03-04	Surprising Things a Background Check Can’t Tell You About a Candidate	None
2014-02-05	How to Perform an Effective Safety Audit of your Small Business	5
2013-12-30	How PEOs Ease Concerns for Small Business	5
2013-12-23	How to Reduce Your Worker's Compensation Costs	5
2013-12-16	4 Simple Ways to Keep Your Employees on the Nice List at Your Company Holiday Parties	3
2013-08-29	Preparing for the Inevitable	5
2013-08-12	Patience is Not Only a Virtue, But a Money Saver for Business Owners	4.9
2013-05-09	401(k) Testing: What is That About?	5
2013-04-29	Business and Baseball	5
2013-04-23	Negligent Hiring and Background Checks	5
2013-04-01	Are Unemployment Taxes Costing You Money?	5
2013-03-26	Solving Small Businesses' HR Problems	5

Third Party Administration (10)

Date	Title	Rating
2017-11-08	Two Reasons Why Owners Avoid TPA Services (And Why They’re Wrong)	5
2017-10-24	What is a TPA?	5
2017-06-04	Are the ACA Exchanges Collapsing?	5
2014-10-21	Controllable Costs	5
2014-03-04	What Happens With a Major Claim on Self-insurance Plans	5
2014-02-03	Why a Third Party Administrator is Vital to your Small Business Self-Insured Plan	5
2013-11-26	Self-Insured Plans: An Alternative to Government Healthcare	5
2013-10-01	Helping You Fight Rising Healthcare Benefits Costs	5
2013-06-18	The Affordable Care Act	5
2013-04-29	Business and Baseball	5

Uncategorized (7)

Date	Title	Rating
2019-03-08	Electronic Ways for Small Businesses to Pay Employees	4
2019-01-25	A Guide to Choosing a PEO	5
2015-01-13	How to Help Employees Keep a Common New Year’s Resolution	5
2014-06-05	test	None
2014-06-02	test	None
2013-08-07	What About the Individual Mandate?	5
2013-03-11	Employee Retention: What Does Employee Turnover Cost?	None

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