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eESI Risk Management Department
Hello, my name is Mike Gross and I recently joined eESI's Risk Management department. My years of experience as a Field Safety Coordinator and Risk Management Supervisor gives me a great opportunity to make this department more efficient and a productive benefit for our clients and insurers. I have already reviewed the material and communications we currently use and have already started adding items that will bolster our resources. In fact, next month we will have new basic Risk manuals online for all our clients to use. In addition, we will have more industrial specific manuals uploaded to our client side web site.
During the next quarter, I will evaluate our client claim levels for all our clients, schedule visits to become familiar with your place of business, help organize necessary changes and upload additional manuals specific for your business and industry.
I look forward to meeting with everyone and striving for an injury free workplace.
All my best,
Mike.
 Proper Safety = Productivity
Mike’s Risk Minute:
During each PeopleTalk newsletter release, I will use this medium to share a quick thought on Risk issues, trends, ideas, technology, etc., to help benefit our clients. To kick off my Risk Minute debut, I want to speak about eye protection.
Since January 2010 we have experienced a number of eye injuries ALL of which could have been prevented by the use of proper eye protection. The good news is that the injured employees did meet the minimum OSHA standards by wearing safety glasses. The bad news is that debris and/or liquid still managed to get into their eyes. As we can see, even OSHA suggested minimums are not enough to help eliminate work injuries.
If you experienced these or any type of Risk issues, have an area of concern where injuries could occur and need assistance to address a solution, please contact me. Together we will evaluate the situation, come up with a solution, and implement a procedural change.
I ask all supervisors to look at the tasks and go one step above minimum standards to ensure the safety and well being of our most valuable assets, the employees. By doing so, we could possibly prevent a serious incident like the loss of an eye to a hazardous substance.
Best Regards,
Mike Gross
p: 210-495-1171
c: 210-669-1911
e: mgross@eesipeo.com
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2010 HIRE Act
The PEO industry has worked with Congressional leaders to assure that PEO clients are entitled to the retention credit authorized by The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act (H.R. 2847). The following answers the most common questions:
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HIRE Act: Questions and Answers for Employers
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, enacted March 18, 2010, two new tax benefits are available to employers who hire certain previously unemployed workers (“qualified employees”).
The first, referred to as the payroll tax exemption, provides employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2 percent share of social security tax on wages paid to qualifying employees, effective for wages paid from March 19, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
In addition, for each qualified employee retained for at least 52 consecutive weeks, businesses will also be eligible for a general business tax credit, referred to as the new hire retention credit, of 6.2 percent of wages paid to the qualified employee over the 52 week period, up to a maximum credit of $1,000.
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The IRS has constructed a list of FAQ's for the HIRE provision and they are divided into three categories:
1. Payroll Tax Exemption and Qualified Employers
2. Qualified Employees
3. Claiming the Payroll Exemption
The IRS is also working on a form to be used in hiring unemployed workers under the Act. Believed to be a "W-11," this form should be available soon. Once eESI has this available, we will post the form on our web site eesipeo.com, under client login. We will also attach it to a future PeopleTalk newsletter.
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Healthcare Update!
eESI, along with NAPEO, are on the front lines of legislation healthcare reform debate. Due to the fact this will be a quickly changing environment, look for eESI to keep each of you informed with the changing mandates through our PeopleTalk newsletter. eESI contact information is also located at www.eesipeo.com.
Healthcare reform is a multi-part, multi-phase process. The bill signed on March 23, 2010 is just one part of the process – albeit a big one. Congress subsequently adopted a reconciliation bill (sometimes called the “fix it” bill) that was also just signed into law and there are implementing regulations and guidance to be issued by relevant federal agencies, including Treasury, HHS and Labor.
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