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How Small Businesses Can Offer Better Employee Benefits Without Breaking the Budget
By partnering with a PEO, small businesses can compete against large corporations and offer Fortune 500-level health, dental, and retirement benefits.
Stratus HR Marketing Team
Aug 19, 2026
How Employers Can Reduce Soaring Healthcare Costs Due to Chronic Conditions
Learn how prevention, wellness, and disease management can improve employee health and reign in absenteeism and long-term healthcare costs.
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Jul 2, 2026
Why Month-in-Advance Premiums?
Learn how month-in-advance premiums ensure uninterrupted coverage, as well as what employees should expect for catch-up deductions and long-term...
Makenzie Chansamoeun, Stratus HR Benefits/HRIS Manager
May 28, 2026
What Is Intermittent FMLA Leave?
When employees qualify for FMLA but need to take time off in smaller blocks of time, it's called intermittent leave. Here’s how it works.
Dallace Hansen
Feb 25, 2026
Benefit and Retirement Plan Limits (Including FSA Limits) for 2026
In 2026, nearly every employee benefit and retirement plan that provides some form of tax savings will see an increased limit, due to inflation...
Makenzie Chansamoeun, Stratus HR Benefits/HRIS Manager
Dec 26, 2025
An Easier Way to Boost Employee Retirement Benefits: SECURE 2.0 Act Explained
The SECURE 2.0 Act simplifies offering retirement benefits and makes saving for retirement easier. The problem? Most employers don’t know about it.
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Nov 5, 2025
Health Insurance Costs 2026: Prepare for Steep Increases
There’s a perfect storm brewing that is projected to surge 2026 health premiums at unprecedented increases. Learn what you can do to prepare.
Colin Thompson, Stratus HR Vice President - Human Resources
Oct 10, 2025
Can Employees Claim Short-Term Disability for Mental Health Conditions?
If your company offers short-term disability, are mental health challenges considered qualified health conditions? If so, what is required to make a...
Makenzie Chansamoeun, Stratus HR Benefits/HRIS Manager
Aug 29, 2025
