Blog Archive
2014
Developing a Company Safety Program: Know the Supervisor’s Responsibilities
Companies with a workplace safety program are more likely to eliminate injuries, fatalities, and workers’ compensation claims, sick days, and disability claims than those [...]
Estate Planning Basics, Part 2: Why Do I Need to Have an Estate Plan? I Don’t Even Have an Estate!
NARFA and Thomas Brady & Associates continue to work together to help NARFA Members face the many issues associated with estate planning, business planning, and [...]
Going Beyond Benefits Administration: Workplace Safety Tips for Machine Guarding
Editors Note: In an effort to provide the best benefits administration services to our clients, their employees, and their employees’ families in the automotive, [...]
Supreme Court Rules That For-Profit Corporations Are Not Obligated to Comply With the Affordable Care Act’s Contraception Mandate Based on Religious Beliefs
On Monday, June 30th, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the protections of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) extend to [...]
Estate Planning Basics, Part 1: What to Know About Intra-Family Loans
NARFA and Thomas Brady & Associates are working together to help NARFA Members face the many issues associated with estate planning, business planning, and [...]
Important Update: Health Insurance Tax Credits for Small Businesses – IRS Regulations Finalized
The NARFA Team continues to follow Health Care Reform legislation very closely because we know that it impacts your business and bottom-line. So, we [...]
Remembering Richard T. Healy
It is with sadness that the NARFA Family has lost former Executive Director and Chairman of the Board, Richard T. Healy. Under his leadership, [...]
Important Update: Senators Propose a 12-cent Hike in Federal Gas Tax
On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that funding for federal transportation projects is at a dangerous level, threatening current obligations starting later this summer [...]
OSHA Violations: How To Protect Yourself Against OSHA General Duty Clause
The workplace — no matter if it’s a factory that specializes in manufacturing or an office setting focused on administrative work —should ALWAYS feel [...]
Going Beyond Benefits Administration: 6 Teen Driving Tips Every Parent Should Know
Editors Note: In an effort to provide the best benefits administration services to our clients, their employees, and their employees’ families in the automotive, [...]
Important Update: Automotive Financing Remains Strong
The automotive industry has always been a key indicator of economic health in the United States. It is for this reason that we pay [...]
Reduce Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Liability for Employers: 3 Battery Safety Tips
There are many risks involved working within an automotive industry, and with health insurance and workers’ compensation costs skyrocketing in Massachusetts and across the [...]
Auto Shop Safety: How to Help Your Employees Avoid Short Term & Long Term Disability Claims
The most well run auto shops out there today aren’t successful because of how much work they do—they are successful because of their stance [...]
Employee Benefits: Top 3 Reasons Your Company Needs a Workplace Wellness Program
As the nation’s attention continues to shift toward the benefits of preventative health care, so too will the nation’s businesses—both large and small—continue to [...]
Reduce Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Liability for Employers: Extension Cord Safety Tips
As a Massachusetts business owner, you are more susceptible to Massachusetts workers' compensation claims if you do not do provide the highest safety standards, [...]
Avoiding Occupational Health Hazards: How to Work at a Computer Safely
There are many occupational health hazards of sitting at a desk in front of a computer all day. Many of these hazards—eye fatigue, carpal [...]
Reducing Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Liability: 11 Tire Safety Tips for the Workplace
Reducing Massachusetts workers’ compensation liability for employers is a great way to not only protect your business, but your employees too. So, it’s critical [...]
Massachussetts Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates Remain the Same
The Boston Globe reported on Saturday that insurance companies across the state will not be raising their Massachusetts workers’ compensation rates as initially planned. [...]
How a Benefit Administration Company Can Help You Meet the March 31st Deadline for Health Care Coverage: Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions
Do you find it challenging to stay up to speed with the rapidly evolving health care regulations? From choosing the best health insurance plan [...]
Reducing Massachusetts Worker’s Compensation Liability: Electrical Safety
Today, as part of our ongoing series to help reduce Massachusetts worker's compensation liability for employers—and to help protect your employees—we will look into [...]
Reducing Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Liability for Employers: Forklift Safety
As a business owner and an employer, it’s important to protect yourself and your employees. And in Massachusetts, one of the best ways to [...]
Choosing the Best Health Insurance Plan for Your Business: 4 Helpful Tips
With all the options available, and new regulations and requirements cropping up all the time, it can be difficult to choose the best health [...]
Final Regulations Released for Employer Mandate Provisions (Pay or Play)
Final Regulations for Employer Mandate Provisions (Pay or Play). On February 10, 2014, the Treasury Department released final regulations on the employer mandate provisions [...]
How To Establish an Employee Wellness Program
Establishing an Employee Wellness Program is an effective way to maintain a healthy workforce, especially in the automotive, roads and fuel industries. Integrating a [...]