Sage Takes the Guesswork Out of How PPACA Will Affect Its Customers

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2013) - Sage North America today announced the launch of its Healthcare Reform resource, providing businesses with the latest information about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or PPACA) and steps they must take to stay compliant.

Sage has a variety of resources available on PPACA, including the "Health Care Reform 2013 Compliance Checklist," the "Health Care Reform What to Expect in 2013-2014" guide, fact sheets and white papers. These resources are designed to help customers understand what to expect and how to integrate the changes into their business planning for 2013, 2014 and beyond.

"The implications are immense and probably overwhelming for many businesses, but you can count on Sage to be your trusted advisor with regard to the Health Care Reform initiative," said Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager of Sage Employer Solutions. "We want our customers to feel comfortable, knowing that Sage is committed to delivering quarterly updates to our Sage HRMS and Sage HRMS Payroll software and supporting them to stay compliant at all times, so they can focus on other aspects of running their business."

Sage offers additional content on PPACA through the Sage Employer Resources portal. Sage Employer Resources offers access to thousands of pages of employee benefits and human resources-related content in an easy-to-navigate, time-saving format. It includes state and federal COBRA information and covers topics such as interviewing, hiring, benefits, performance reviews and termination. It also features hundreds of downloads, including a sample employee handbook, state and federal posters, and a variety of forms, policies and checklists.

The Sage team of compliance experts will continue to provide resources to keep business owners and HR managers informed and enable them to be proactive. Most information will be free while some in-depth training and libraries will be made available for a nominal fee. For more information about the Healthcare Reform resource, visit http://na.sage.com/Sage-HRMS/lp/PPACA.

Sage solutions for human resource management include the industry-leading Sage HRMS, which helps companies optimize their HR business processes as well as maximize their Return On Employee Investment. Developed by HR professionals for HR professionals, Sage HRMS delivers a tightly integrated set of comprehensive features and functionality that increases efficiency and improves productivity at every level in the organization. With Sage HRMS, you can successfully meet and respond to HR management challenges in the areas of payroll, benefits, employee self-service, attendance, recruiting, training, workforce analytics and more. By automating and streamlining your day-to-day HR business processes using Sage HRMS, you and your staff are freed up to spend more time and energy on the business asset that is most vital to your company -- your employees. Learn more at http://NA.Sage.com/sage-hrms. Follow Sage HRMS on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/SageHRMS, and Twitter, http://twitter.com/SageHRMS, and read its blog, http://blog.sagehrms.com/.

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