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Small Business Health Insurance Just Got More Affordable S


mall businesses in New York feel the pain of providing insurance to their employees and often struggle to be able to afford to comply with the Affordable Care Act. Often companies with


one or two employees must go to the N.Y. Health Exchange Market only to find that the insurance available to them is both expensive and lacking in substance. Enter the PEO. A professional employer organization (PEO) is a firm that provides a service under which an employer can outsource employee management tasks, such as employee benefits, payroll and workers’ compensation, recruiting, risk/ safety management, and training and development. Utilizing a PEO allows a small one- or two-person company access to large company benefits, including health insurance and other human resource options. These days, there are lots of ways to handle human resources (HR): through a


broker, a payroll provider, in-house or a PEO, such as TriNet, which offers com- plete HR solutions for small and midsize companies. “Most entrepreneurs don’t go into business to manage human resources and likely have no interest in running payroll, negotiating benefits, or worrying about how to comply with a litany of government regulations. You go into business to sell a product or provide a ser- vice, and generate revenue doing what you do best,” says Rod Mauldin, a business consultant who works for TriNet. PEOs are a unique bundled solution that allow the business owner to hand


over a majority of his or her HR administration to them. Whether it’s payroll processing or employment law compliance guidance, TriNet and other PEOs can handle it. In exchange, PEOs can provide business owners with rich benefits plans not easily available to small companies. One of the most important plans offered through a PEO, such as TriNet, is access to large group health insurance plans that are unavailable to small businesses under Obamacare.


Source: Rod Mauldin, business consultant at TriNet. For more information, contact him at 941-741-4293 or Rod.Mauldin@TriNet.com. Also visit TriNet.com. See ad on page 15.


Ninth Annual Suicide Prevention Coalition of Long Island Symposium


ese’Rae L. Stage, artist and suicide awareness activ- ist, shares how her experiences with suicide loss and struggles with her own mental health, self-injury and a suicide attempt, led her down a circuitous path to the creation of Live Through This. She challenges preconceived notions about those with


D Dese’Rae L. Stage


lived experience of suicidal thoughts and actions using the combined powers of photography and storytelling. Expect a talk that will be revealing, sometimes funny,


often touching, always honest and, ultimately, hopeful. Being held at the Melville Marriott Hotel, located at 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, in Melville, on Wednes- day, December 7, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.


For more information, or to register, which closes Dec. 5, call Response of Suffolk County at 631-751-7620.


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Spuntino Supports the Adelphi Breast Cancer Hotline


Spuntino Wine Bar and Italian Tapas, presented a check for $743 to the Adel- phi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Pro- gram. Throughout August, the restaurant, which is located at The Gallery at Westbury Plaza, in Garden City, ran a fundraiser where $1 from every glass of rosé sold and $4 from every bottle of rosé was set aside for the breast cancer program. “The staff was really behind it,” says Raptis. “It’s local, the money stays here and the cause is amazing. It’s not too hard to sell. Our company has a desire to be involved with our community.” This is the third year the restaurant has supported the breast can- cer hotline. “This was the best year yet,” says the chef. “It has gained momentum and is getting better and better.” Accepting the check were Hillary


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Rutter, the director of the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program, and Roz Catena, of Westbury, a hotline volunteer. Says Rut- ter, “Wonderful efforts like this help us to provide the support that our callers need and we are very appreciative.”


The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, established in 1980, is a project of the Adelphi University School of Social Work. To reach the hotline, call 800-877-8077. You are not alone.


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