Why Small Businesses Get a Worse Deal on Health Insurance (and What Changes It) It is the middle of renewal season right now, and the market for small business continues to be more than challenging. Small business owners who [...]
If you run a business in Massachusetts, the way your Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) contributions are structured changes on January 1, 2027. Here's the good news: the total rate is not going up. What changes is how [...]
If your business keeps solvents, paints, fuels, adhesives, or cleaners on site, OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard applies to you, and it has a new deadline worth putting on the calendar. The standard, often called the "right to know" rule, [...]
Mental health coverage rules for group health plans shifted again this fall, and the change is worth understanding whether you already offer a plan or are weighing one. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor issued new [...]
A forklift and a person on foot often share the same floor, and each has a job to do to keep that arrangement safe. Operators control the truck, and pedestrians control where they stand and how they cross. Problems [...]
If you offer a health savings account, or you have been thinking about it, the rules just changed more than they have in two decades. A federal law signed in July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, reworked [...]
If your health plan renews on January 1, the real work starts now, not when the renewal letter lands. The paperwork may be a month or two away, but the fall is when a prepared business owner starts digging [...]
In a self insured group, claims handling is not a back office function. It is where your money is protected or lost. That is why we want members to know about an important addition to the team behind AICC. Kevin [...]
You cannot control every part of what health care costs. Premiums climb, drug prices rise, and most of that happens well above your pay grade. But a real share of what a health plan spends comes down to choices [...]
Why OSHA's Top 10 List Matters Every year OSHA publishes the standards it cites most often, and the list barely moves. For employers, that predictability is an advantage. The hazards pulling the most citations are known, repeatable, and fixable [...]
