Human Resources Help - FLSA

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 by Human Resources

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, “outside sales” employees are exempt from the overtime provisions in the Act.  It would seem reasonable to assume, therefore, that pharmaceutical sales representatives who call on physicians would fall into this exempt category.  The United States Department of Labor, however, disagrees. The Department recently submitted a brief in a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals case arguing that the job of the pharmaceutical sales representatives in that case was to persuade physicians to prescribe the company's products, but they did not "make sales" as required by the Act’s exemption for outside sales employees.

Management 2000, a Professional Employer Organization in Indiana, constantly monitors federal and state laws and regulations as well as other media related to human resources administration. With this information, the HR professionals in Management 2000’s HR Department can provide guidance and support regarding payroll policies as well as other human resource issues.  For more information about the many human resource management services provided by Management 2000, call (317-549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com

Human Resources Administration

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 by Human Resources

Although the economy may be showing signs of improvement, employers remain focused on increasing efficiency and holding down costs.  This may include downsizing, eliminating pay raises, and even cutting pay for employees.  While these actions can be justified, employers must be careful.  Top performing employees still need to be rewarded for their efforts and companies must make sure their compensation is in line with what is being offered in their market.  Otherwise, employees might leave and companies can end up spending even more time and money to replace them.   


Management 2000, a PEO in Indianapolis, Indiana and Dayton, Ohio helps employers develop an HR strategy to recruit and retain quality employees.  From human resource policies, to employee benefits, to payroll services, Management 2000 provides the HR support employers need to be successful. 

 

HR Support - Payroll

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 by Human Resources

Payroll errors can be costly. Last month, a petroleum company in New Jersey entered into a settlement agreement under which it will pay $4 million in overtime pay, damages, interest, and penalties to more than 700 current and former employees. According to the Department of Labor, the company and its owner failed to pay employees time and one-half the regular hourly rate for time worked in excess of 40 hours a week and failed to keep accurate time and payroll records for approximately seven years. 

 

Employers cannot afford to have ineffective payroll policies. Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, provides payroll services for small businesses as well as HR and employee benefits administration. With help from Management 2000, employers can rest assured that payroll and other human resource issues are properly managed. 

Administration of Flex Benefits

Thursday, April 29, 2010 by
One way that small business employers compete for talent is to offer comprehensive group health plans with flex benefits.  The challenge with these type of employee benefits plans is the cost and complexity of administration.  Key components for success are: 
  • Benefits Plan design
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Payroll Coordination
  • Communication
An Indiana HR Company, brings all needed areas of expertise to your business in a cost-effective manner. Already equipped with a human resources benefits system and established practices in the areas of communication across business channels, payroll services and employee benefit administration. 

Management 2000 is an Indiana Employee Benefits Company with offices in Indiana and Ohio go to www.management2000.com to learn how we can assist.

PEO Outsourcing to Help Your Bottom Line

Monday, August 31, 2009 by

Obviously you started your business to make money. As a business owner I'm sure you have found out that you spend a tremendous amount of time on administrative tasks that have nothing to do with the product or service you offer.

Give outsourcing a thought!!!!

At Management 2000, top PEO we are in the business of relieving you of these tasks. As an Indiana PEO we will provide you with:
  • Employee Benefits Management
  • Strategic Human Resources
  • Risk and Safety Management
  • Payroll Services

If you are devoting too much time and money towards these areas give us a call and we can develop a plan to give you time to run your business!
800-554-5945
http://www.management2000.com
 

Downsizing - Consider Outsourcing

Thursday, August 20, 2009 by



If your business has or is considering downsizing, outsourcing certain functions could be key to keeping your business up and running. A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can relieve you many time consuming administrative tasks. Management 2000 is a leading PEO in the Indianapolis area and we have helped several companies streamline the following areas of their business.

  • Employee Benefits Plan Management/Administration
  • HR Management/Administration
  • Payroll Services
  • Risk/Safety Management

We'll take care of these funtions so you don't have to. Now you will have the time to concentrate on running your business. Give us a call or check out our website, we are ready to help!!!
800-554-5945
http://www.management2000.com
 

Time Keeping Solutions For Your Business

Friday, July 31, 2009 by



There are many reasons to consider a time keeping system for your business. You may want to control overtime, monitor early/late arrivals, track accruals, maintain employee schedules, etc. PEO outsourcing Indiana, our human resource management service will customize a solution for your business. 

I met with a client earlier this week and after a 1 hour conversation they can't wait for their system to be implemented. Not only will they realize the benefits noted above, they will also save an enormous amount of administrative time on their end and have access to reports.

This is just another way that Management 2000 can benefit your small business. Give us a call or check out our website for your employee benefits management, HR support, risk/safety management and payroll services.
800-554-5945
http://www.management2000.com
 

 
 


You Don't Have to "Monkey Around" With Keeping Time

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 by

Do you dread keeping track of your employees hours?
Are you tired of trying to remember who has vacation, sick or holiday hours available?
Is writing a schedule a hassle?
 
WE HAVE THE SOLUTION!!!!

At Management 2000 we offer a wide variety of options so that we can customize a time system for your business. With an integrated system that ties in with our payroll software you can have a system that eliminates all of the above hassles plus many more.

This is another example of how Management 2000 can solve your Human Resource Issues!

MANAGEMENT 2000 PROVIDES:
Employee Benefits Administration
Human Resource Management Service
Payroll Services
Risk and Safety Management

Employee Benefits for 2010

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 by



Take the hassle and the worry out of shopping for your employee benefits package for next year. By utilizing a Professional Employer Organization such as Management 2000 you let us do the legwork to customize a program that fits your needs.
  • We will shop for the best available health plan, dental plan and vision plan
  • We offer a 401k plan
  • We offer flex spending for health and dependent care
  • We offer a full line of supplemental products (AFLAC, long term and short term disability, life insurance, pre-paid legal and identity theft protection).
  • We will handle all of your employee benefits administration.
Not only will you get the above but you will have a top notch payroll service, human resource department and benefits department at your fingertips!!!!.
Call us we'd love to talk!!!!
1-800-554-5945
http://www.management2000.com

Help For Your Small Business

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 by



This dude is one happy Management 2000 client. He utilizes our full service HR services so he has plenty of time to run his business and also has time left to play a little.


Management 2000 provides the following expertise at a fraction of the cost of a full time HR department:

  • Benefits Plan Administration
  • Payroll Services
  • Human Resources Department
  • Risk Management
     

Help for your small business

Monday, May 4, 2009 by

Putting out another fire? Let Management 2000 help.
Payroll Services: prepare payroll, file taxes, state of the art web pay system.
Human Resources: labor law compliance, training seminars, HR assessments.
Employee Benefits Administration: big company benefits, we administrate.
Risk and Safety: safety inspections, OSHA training.
We'll put out the fires so you can run your business!!!!!

benefit strategies for tough times

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 by Stephen Day
With health costs skyrocketing and recession revenues contracting, certain employers have had no choice but to eliminate group health coverage all together.  There are still options, however, for small employers to put together some sort of benefit package for their remaining employees.  For one, group life still remains a bargain, so I recommend having a separate group life policy paid by the employer for all employees.  $15k - $25k can ofter be had for less than $15 a month.  Next, voluntary benefits are not suffering nearly the rate increases of health plans, so those things like FLEX, AFLAC, dental, vision, legal plans can still be offered without any additional cost to the employer.  But what about medical coverage?  For folks with a fairly healthy group of employees, a list bill option for individual health plans may be an option.  With our PEO, Management 2000, we have an in-house insurance agency names RMIA Inc.  This allows us to offer groups unable to afford group coverage through the PEO an option of offering payroll deducted individual plans.  The only downside to this strategy is that employees with ongoing health concerns will not qualify for this coverage and will have to seek other options.  In Indiana, we help guide those employees through the state pool process.  It is actually illegal for employers to contribute toward these health plans when a group plan could be available, so it doesn't look so bad when the employer couldn't afford to do it anyway.  If a client wishes to contribute something toward employee benefits, there are two options.  One would be to set up an HRA for the employees where a set amount of funds are contributed by the employer through the year for qualified out of pocket medical expenses.  Another idea that has been popular is for the employer to agree to fund a certain amount of an employees HSA account if they enroll in that type of health plan.  Both ideas allow the employer to help the employee contain their health expenses without breaking the bank of the employer.  This may all sound like an administrative nightmare, but that is where enlisting the services of a Top PEO is an advantage.  Our Employee Benefits Advisers handle all the administration for the voluntary plans.  We reconcile the list bill of health policies as well as the AFLAC, dental, vision, legal and life plans.  Benefits Administrators set up the HRA or HSA accounts and direct their funding and administration.   All the small employer has to do is sit back and look good to his employees for providing Employee Benefits Insurance while hunkering down to survive the current economic downturn

Small Business Headaches

Thursday, April 16, 2009 by
We just brought on a new client that was just sick and tired of being nickled and dimed to death. He was getting extremely frustrated with hidden fees and extra fees. Management 2000 was able to show him one clean invoice with no hidden or extra fees that includes all of his payroll services, employee benefits administration, HR administration and accounting services. Needless to say, he could not wait to cancel his existing services and sign up with Management 2000. He can now confidently budget for these services and also has added "peace of mind". 

The desire to be compliant

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 by Stephen Day

Starting a new business can be daunting.  Add to this the challenge that you were not born in this country and had only a short time to pick up on all its laws and regulations.   Management 2000 payroll and PEO service can help with this problem.
    It is evident that most people who immigrate to another country are the overachievers of their culture.  The lazy ones never get the gumption to risk moving to a country with no knowledge of the language, the culture or the laws of the land.  No matter how bad things are at home, the non-achievers stay behind.  
    As a result, many of these overachievers open their own businesses to earn a living in their new country.  Unfortunately, many businesses fail or create undue hardship due to misunderstanding of the many laws modern enterprises must follow.  One way many immigrant businesses can reduce the risk of failure is through the utilization of a reputable PEO like Management 2000.  Recently, a Hispanic automotive service center opened in our city.  They initially hired a national payroll service, but was soon confused and dismayed of the many charges or fees as well as uncertainty in their law compliance.  PEO Management 2000 stepped in to lead their new business in proper compliance of all the HR, Payroll, Tax, OSHA, Workers Comp, Unemployment and other laws.  Now, as their business grows, we will add employee benefits management,  small business accounting, retirement plans and more.  The three week old business has a much better chance at making all their hard work pay off in the long run.


Outsourcing Payroll Services

Thursday, April 9, 2009 by Payroll Manager

Management 2000 has been fortunate to have brought on a number of new clients. They choose to outsource payroll services for various reasons, but I wanted to see what their 'Payroll' reasons were for coming on board with us. I thought it would be helpful to share this with everyone...

Tired of training employees for payroll duties.

Tired of having employees involved with payroll VS having them involved with other tasks.

Tired of spending $$$ on computers and software.

Tired of keeping up with payroll tax laws.

We've freed them from the payroll process and responsibilities by calling Management 2000, Indiana payroll services just a click away http://www.management2000.com

Letting them do what they do best!!! Running their business.


It's time to start using the new I-9...maybe.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 by Management 2000
You may remember that back on February 2, 2009 the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asked that we start using a revised I-9 form.  On the day that is was supposed to be effective, USCIS told us not to start using that form for a 60 day period.  The Obama administration wanted to review the form before it went into effect.  Well, those 60 days are up and starting April 3, 2009 you should start using the new form (that is unless we get another last minute notification saying to hold off). 

Probably the biggest change is in the type of documentation that will now be acceptable.  No longer will new hires be able to use expired identification documents to verify their work eligibility.

 At Management 2000 our Payroll Services and Human Resources Department verify that acceptable identification is used and take the necessary steps to ensure compliance if proper identification is not used.  We take care of this administrative function for our clients because we know you have a business to run

Management 2000 elimiates the PAIN of being a business owner!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by Payroll Manager
Greetings to all, My name is Steve Schilling, and I'm the Payroll Manager for an Indiana PEO, Management 2000. We are a Professional Employer Organization Indiana located in Indianapolis, IN. We've been in business for 15 years and are one of the largest PEO firms in Midwest. On a personal note...I'm married with 3 kids and a dog. I enjoy most sports, bicycling, golf, cooking and reading.
My wife and I have owned 2 successful businesses (sold them) so I know about being a owner of a company and all of the in's & out's of that life. That's one reason why I like the PEO concept of doing business. The top PEO company / Management 2000 offer business services such as Human Resources, Benefits, Workers' Compensation, Safety Training, Payroll etc. You get to pick and choose what services you need and leave the rest on the table. You don't have to worry about paying ER & EM taxes, figuring  941's, 940's, calculating OT or tips correctly, union and non union wages, certified payrolls, garnishments and anything else that Federal, State and Local agencies want...In the end the relationship with a HRO allows you to do what you do best...
When my wife and I owned our bussinesses the slogan we focused on was "If you always do what you've always done...you'll always get what you always got".