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Holiday parties, it is that time again.

That time is upon us again.  The chill is in the air, the goblins are going to be hitting the street looking for candy soon. Then come the Thanksgiving parties and before you know it Christmas will be here. If you haven’t already booked your location for your Employer-Sponsored Holiday party you should be doing that shortly.  Holiday parties are …

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Pre-Halloween Scare: Employers with 1-99 Employees Are Not Well Informed or Prepared for the Quickly Approaching ACA Tax Reporting Requirements

Keep Reading and Avoid a Horror Story… Fall leaves, hay rides, apple cider, trick-or-treaters…autumn is here!  Before we know it, it will be time to ring in 2016.  In light of this, we at hr-haven are interrupting this week’s planned blog post with a reminder about the upcoming employer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act.  Think because you have …

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Performance Appraisals – Open Letter From A Manager and Employee

  There are many companies that have found a wonderful performance appraisal system while others continue to review systems to match their corporate culture. To all those companies that have found a great fit, I say bravo.  To those who are still looking, take a deep breath. You may say I’m a dreamerImagine for a moment if you could say …

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The Unintended Consequences of ACA – From the HR Trenches

So before my right wing and left wing friends think I’ve broken my oath to never publicize my political affiliations, let me make sure that you understand right here that this is not a political piece. Let me repeat, you’re not about to read a politically affirming written piece that you can turn into your own political view of the …