Special Report: How New Health Care Law Affects Independent Retailers

By Frank Fiorille, Paychex, Inc. Millions of Americans and small business owners across the country have more questions than answers about the sweeping health care law passed last year. No wonder. The law creates many new changes and requirements for employers: tax credits, reporting value of insurance plans on employee W-2s, option to maintain grandfathered [...]

Illness Costs Employers

Employee absences inflict costs on businesses equal to 8.7 percent of payroll, according to a new study released recently. That’s the combined cost for both unplanned sick days and extended disability absences. On average, an employee takes 5.4 sick days per year. Workers paid by the hour rack up more sick days, on average, than [...]