Supreme Court Decision on the ACA
On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court upheld the availability of tax credits (subsidies) in all 50 states under the Affordable Care Act. The court affirmed in a 6 – 3 vote that the language in the...
View ArticleEducating Employees About Reducing Healthcare Costs
Healthcare costs keep rising for employers, and nonprofits are often hit the hardest. There are many ways in which employers try to bring down the costs for the organization, but often at the expense...
View ArticleHow the DOL’s Proposed Overtime Regulations Will Impact the Nonprofit Sector
Looking to increase overtime protection for millions of white-collar employees in the nonprofit, not-for-profit and government sectors, the U.S. Department of Labor recently proposed new overtime...
View ArticleDoes Your Nonprofit Have a Hiring Process?
Do you have an established hiring process, and is it followed by your hiring staff or managers for 90 percent or more of your new hires? If not, it may be time to take a look at your hiring practices....
View Article7 Ways to Ensure a Consistently Balanced Work Life
With employees constantly striving to prove their invaluable skill sets, along with the rise of technological advances, employers are finding it more and more challenging to get their employees to slow...
View ArticleYour ACA Reporting Requirements Checklist and Top Questions Answered
So you’re a nonprofit employer trying to wrap your head around Obamacare. Here are some updates you should know, and understand for that matter. On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the ruling...
View ArticleWebinar: 5 Most Costly Unemployment Pitfalls for Nonprofits
For a limited time, the Unemployment Services Trust (UST) presents a free 30-minute webinar, identifying the 5 most hazardous unemployment pitfalls that could be costing nonprofits thousands of...
View Article5 Steps to Avoiding Panic When Implementing Change
Discomfort; insecurity; apprehension; fear. These are just a handful of emotions people experience when plans for organizational change surface in the workplace. The idea of change tends to scare...
View ArticleEmployer Classification 101: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
Performing small business payroll can be both difficult and critical to effectively avoiding the all-too-tricky claim type, “independent contractor vs employee.” Nonprofit employers must take the time...
View Article“2015 Nonprofit Employee Engagement & Retention Report” Exposes the...
The Unemployment Services Trust has added a new report to its research collection, aimed at uncovering the truth about what truly drives an employee’s day-to-day happiness and which factors are pushing...
View ArticleWhen Fear of Discrimination Creates Favoritism
The protected class employee alleges discrimination based on his ethnicity (or age, religion, etc.) to the Director of Human Resources. The HR department meets with management and advises the...
View ArticleWhy Your Employees Are Looking for an Exit Strategy
Are you disengaged at your job? If so, you’re not alone. According to a Tolero Solutions survey, more than 2/3 of your workforce peers are actively on the hunt for new job opportunities. But why are...
View ArticleHow Creativity Can Inspire Benefits at Non-Profit Organizations
It isn’t always viable to provide economic benefits at a non-profit organization, and that is where creativity comes into play. With just a little insight and a bit of brainstorming, you can provide...
View ArticleRevised Form 5500 and Form 990 Deadlines
The due dates for many tax returns were changed in an unlikely piece of legislation: the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, which was signed by the...
View ArticleAvoiding Litigation: The Employee Handbook is the Holy Grail
You might think an employee handbook is just a bunch of paper (or in these days maybe just an electronically distributed PDF or web page) – but did you know it can be the armor that protects your...
View ArticleEmployee Engagement Fluctuates… as Should Your Nonprofit’s Review Process
Having hard-working employees at your nonprofit can make achieving (and even surpassing) organizational goals exponentially easier. On the flip side, employee disengagement can be infectious — which...
View Article97% of Members Would Recommend UST to Other Nonprofits as a Highly Effective...
A recent survey of more than 2,000 nonprofit members unveils a 97 percent satisfaction rate of UST participants, who would recommend the Unemployment Services Trust (UST) to their nonprofit peers as a...
View ArticleHow Managers Can Make or Break the Employee Experience
Earlier this year, UST conducted one of its most extensive assessments of the nonprofit workforce to date. The 2015 Nonprofit Employee Engagement & Retention Report gathered feedback from over...
View ArticleLast Call: Exercise Your Nonprofit’s UI Tax Exemption for 2016
Submit your FREE Savings Evaluation today! For most 501(c)(3) organizations with 10 or more employees, November is the month to exercise their state unemployment tax exemption for an effective date of...
View Article[Podcast] Through the Noise: Advancing Nonprofits
Don’t miss out on this UST sponsored podcast, featuring a dedicated Affinity Partner! Through the Noise interviewed Glen O’Gilvie, CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, to find out what...
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