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October 2008 - October Edition of the Brumley News
 | | | | October 2008 Brumley PEO’s Benefits Department Announces New Group Health Insurance Policy On September 11th, Becky Newton, Director of the Brumley PEO Benefits Department, announced our new Humana group health insurance policy. Under Brumley’s new master policy, participating client companies will have a choice from 7 different plan designs ranging from a $1,000 deductible to a $5,000 deductible HSA (health saving account) eligible plan. While initially your group is underwritten individually, renewals will be based on the experience of the entire group - which hopefully will lessen the chance any one group will have a large increase based solely on that group’s experience. For more information about the new Humana group policy, please click here.
| | | | | | | | Top Ten Mistakes Made When Completing the Form I-9 1. The employee’s name doesn’t match their identity documents. 2. The employee fails to state their immigration status. 3. The employee fails to sign and date Section 1 of the Form I-9. 4. The Spanish version of the Form I-9 is used for an employee hired outside of Puerto Rico. 5. The employer instructs the employee which eligibility documents to produce. 6. The form is completed with documents listed under List A and List B or C. 7. The employee only presents copies of their eligibility documents. 8. A complete description of the eligibility documents is not provided in Section 2. 9. The employer fails to complete and sign the Certification section of the Form I-9. 10. The employer fails to update and re-verify a former employee’s eligibility upon rehire. To view a Form I-9, click here
For instructions on how to correct each of these common mistakes, click here Cashing Paychecks Prior to Payday Please remind employees not to try to cash their paychecks prior to payday. As part of our anti-fraud efforts, Brumley PEO participates in the Positive Pay program. Under this program, we send our payroll bank an electronic file listing information about each paycheck, including the check date, payee name, check number, and the check amount. Before paying a check, the bank verifies it against our electronic file. When a check is presented prematurely, the date mismatch will cause the check to be rejected and returned to the bank or check-cashing establishment that presented it. The establishment receiving the returned check will very likely impose fees for which the employee will be responsible.
If an employee wants to make sure their paycheck is deposited on their pay date, we recommend using direct deposit. | | | | Immigration Raids At All Time High - E-Verify - A New Tool to Protect Employers In the last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have conducted numerous worksite raids, arresting both illegal immigrants and at times, even their employers. Although Congress has yet to pass immigration reform, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) have created the E-Verify program to enable participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. Brumley PEO recently enrolled in the E-Verify program and has completed the required training. We are now prepared on a client company by client company basis to verify the employment eligibility of all new-hires. For more information about this new program, read the full article here: E-Verify Information. | | | | |  When workers need a raise but you can’t afford it: Many small business owners are finding themselves in painful conversations with employees these days, chats that start with "Boss, I’m really strapped for cash - I need a raise." But many companies are also hurting and an owner may need find a way to help a staffer without involving money. Read the full article here: Small Talk | | | | Texas Mutual Announces Two Fraud Indictments Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently reported two individuals were indicted, in separate cases, by a Travis County grand jury on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The former employees allegedly collected over $11,000 in workers’ compensation benefits they were not entitled to receive. According to Texas Mutual, the cases involved a scam that investigators call double-dipping. Double-dipping occurs when an employee collects benefits for being too injured to work when they are gainfully employed. Double-dipping and other workers’ compensation fraud scams can lead to higher premiums for all Texas employers. Note: A grand jury indictment is a formal accusation - not a conviction - of criminal conduct. Texas Mutual has zero tolerance for fraud. In 2007, it saved or recovered $4.7 million through its claimant fraud investigations. To report suspected fraud, please contact Mike McGee, Brumley PEO’s Director of Risk Management at (830) 980-1211. You may also email Texas Mutual at fraudstoppers@texasmutual.com, or call (800) 488-4488. Fraudstopper informants may earn a reward up to $1,000.
| | |  Hurricane Ike: Creating a Business Continuity Plan Good business continuity plans will keep your company up and running through interruptions of any kind: power failures, IT system crashes, natural disasters, supply chain problems and more. Read the full article here: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  
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