Publications

Reference articles on benefits, HR, and business

Long-form, practical explainers on the questions employers actually run into — written for business owners, HR staff, and the people who have to make a benefits decision and defend it. Free to read, no signup, no paywall.

Employee Benefits

Understanding Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs)

How co-employment actually works, what a PEO absorbs across payroll, HR, workers' compensation and health insurance, how the pricing models differ, and the exit costs nobody mentions during the sales process.

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Health Plan Funding

Self-Funded vs. Level-Funded Health Plans

Cash flow, risk, stop-loss contracts and lasering, ideal group sizes, and a worked cost example across all three funding structures — plus the mistakes that make a funding change expensive.

About 10 min read Read
Compliance

Benefits Administration Explained

Open enrollment, eligibility tracking, the 2026 ACA affordability threshold and penalty amounts, COBRA deadlines, HIPAA obligations, and the payroll integration failures that leave employees accidentally uninsured.

About 10 min read Read
More to come. This section is added to over time. Topics in preparation include Section 125 cafeteria plans, workers' compensation classification and experience modification, and retirement plan basics for small employers.