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2010
Health care reforms no shot in arm for small business
We typically associate the word “reform” with improvement or a heightened level of fairness and equity.
Small business owners will likely have a much different interpretation if the proposed health care reforms are implemented.
- Read the full story... Health care reforms no shot in arm for small business.
- By CARL KLEIMANN
- Houston Business Journal | Feb 26th, 2010
COBRA extension impacts Fort Worth businesses, again
While the extension is expected to keep thousands of unemployed workers insured under group health plans for an additional six months, Fort Worth employers will once again be tasked with notifying COBRA participants of its provisions.
- Read the full story... COBRA extension impacts Fort Worth businesses, again.
- By CARL KLEIMANN
- Business Press | January 18th, 2009
2009
Create a Bonus Program That Generates Business!
Experts say that companies need to keep employees happy and engaged to avoid a huge exodus of talent once the economy turns. Christina Stovall, Director of Human Resource Service Center at Odyssey OneSource provides some strategic insights for a successful bonus program crucial to improve company’s productivity and boost employee morale.
- Read more about Creating a Bonus Program That Generates Business.
- By Toddi Gutner
- Business On Main | Decmber 1st, 2009
Odyssey OneSource: Number One Solution
The recent explosion of new federal employment regulations and the recent overhaul of the Americans with Disabilities Act have proven to be too much for many small business owners to handle alone. Odyssey OneSource allows business owners to spend more time on their business while reducing their risk of non-compliance, creating a competitive edge in recruiting and retaining the best talent through great benefits and best HR practices.
- Read more about how Odyssey OneSource empowers small businesses
- By Meghan Flynn
- American Executive | November 15th, 2009
Price of getting ill expected to go up
Firm says area’s workers will face about 10% rise in premiums, costs of care next year.
- Read more about the rising cost of insurance premiums.
- By L.M. SIXEL
- Houston Chronicle | October 16th, 2009
Odyssey OneSource finds success in outsourcing
We have specialized in PEO/ASO services for almost two decades and have assumed many of the day-to-day business tasks that owners face.
How can you benefit from using our services?
- The following article explains how Odyssey OneSource finds success in outsourcing.
- By John-Laurent Tronche
- Business Press | August 24th, 2009
ADAAA: Exploring the bigger and broader
Americans with Disabilities Act
Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 with the intent to protect employees and applicants whose disabilities “substantially” limited them from performing major life activities. But, as a result of a Supreme Court case, the term “disability” was narrowed from its original definition.
Now, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act aims to restore the original meaning. What do these changes mean to the way you hire and fire?
- By Carl Kleimann
- Houston Business Journal | Friday July 24th, 2009
Health Care Debate involves major issues for small-business owners
Health care is a top priority for the Obama administration. Various proposals are being passed around the floor for approval. What’s being proposed, and what implications will it have to employers? Carl Kleimann explains.
- By Carl Kleimann
- Houston Business Journal | Friday July 3rd, 2009
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009: Firms could unknowingly fall foul of pay discrimination laws
What the newly passed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act means to employers and how a company could be discriminating against employees and not even know it.
- By Carl Kleimann
- Houston Business Journal | Friday June 19th 2009
Pro-Labor Era Series: COBRA has a new bite
The Obama administration has passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and it has immediate implications to COBRA coverage. In this article, Carl Kleimann explains what the act means to employers.
- View Pro-Labor Era Series: COBRA has a new bite
- By Carl Kleimann
- Houston Business Journal | Friday June 5th 2009
QUALITY VS. QUANTITY
How Carl Kleimann avoided the commodity trap Carl Kleimann saw more and more commodity players entering into the HR industry. Instead of falling into the commodity trap, he grew Odyssey OneSource by changing its focus to customer service.
- View QUALITY VS. QUANTITY How Carl Kleimann avoided the commodity trap.
- By Kristy J. O’Hara
- Smart Business Dallas | May 2009
Human Resource Strategies for the New Pro-labor Era
The Obama administration has changed the employment landscape with new acts that has brought about a pro-labor era. Consider these nine human resources strategies from Carl Kleimann.
- By Carl Kleimann
- Business Press | Monday April 27th 2009
The BusinessMakers Show: Carl Kleimann Interview - AUDIO
Russ Capper interviews Carl Kleimann, the president of Odyssey OneSource, and Kleimann discusses new regulations and requirements that can be a nightmare for uninformed small business owners.
- By Carl Kleimann
- The BusinessMakers Show | April 11th 2009
2008
Odyssey OneSource Named 2008 Number One PEO/ASO in the Country
by The Black Book of Outsourcing
Odyssey OneSource in 2008 Ranked as One of the Top Ten Enterprise HR Outsourcing Companies globally
View HRO Report – 2008 Black Book of Outsourcing Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO)
by The Black Book of Outsourcing
November 2008, Business & Legal Reports, Inc.
Ammunition in the War for Talent: Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
by Carl Kleimann
March 14, 2008, Houston Business Journal
Retiring Boomers, diverse force challenging for HR
by Nicole Bradford Featuring Carl Kleimann
March, 2008, Business & Legal Reports, Inc.
Compensation Strategies: Is Your Company Prepared for the Tightening Labor Market?
by Carl Kleimann
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