Insurance and Hurricane Protection
With the arrival of hurricane season, it’s time to consider the important role insurance can play in providing financial protection for your home and family. Because hurricanes involve a variety of insurance considerations, it’s important to discuss the topic with your agent or broker well before storms arrive and to arrange the most appropriate coverage Read more →
Challenges of ACA Reporting Requirements
Over the past several months we have sent two HR Clinics that provide an overview of IRS Section 6055 and 6056 requirements. This month we elaborate on the administrative challenges of compiling the data that is required for reporting. If you need a copy of the previous HR Clinics on this topic please email [email protected] Read more →
Separate Vacation, Sick, Personal Accruals or PTO
The term PTO may not be familiar within every organization, but many are considering whether a new policy, shifting from the traditional accruals of vacation, sick and maybe even personal time off, may be a good option. PTO, or Paid Time Off takes all of the traditional accruals and puts them into a single block Read more →
Appliance Hoses
Should You Be Worried About Your Appliance Hoses? There’s a ticking time bomb in your house right now, waiting to strike when you least expect it. In fact, there might even be more than one. And each can cause thousands and thousands of dollars in damage. We here at Bateman, Gordon & Sands, Inc. are Read more →
Borrowing a car
I’m borrowing my friend’s car … am I covered? Most people have an idea of what’s covered and not covered under their various insurance policies. But at Bateman, Gordon & Sands, we get a lot of questions about borrowing or loaning a car. Now that spring is around the corner, and you might be looking Read more →