We are a small business and we are hiring our first full-time employee.
An Office Assistant. (We are a 3 person family business.)
What are the pitfalls ahead?
What is the least expensive, most efficient process to do this?
Benefits are obviously an issue.  We don't plan to offer any benefits
other than, possibly, health care?
What is the best way to offer health care benefits. Do we pay 100% of it?
What is the standard?  Is it 100%, 50%, or other?
Can we have the employee get her own benes and offer to pay half and thus
bypass all the paper work.
Are there companies that specialize in small business health care benefits?
Do we now have to hire a HR consultant?  Can we do this on Quick books?
How much time, energy and paperwork is this going to involve?