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Your company-sponsored health plan is arguably the most important and valued employee benefit you can offer. It’s a proven tool that helps small businesses attract and retain top talent. Plus, it helps keep your most valued resource – your...

Your employees may not “speak” benefits. The fact that most people aren’t fluent in the language complicates the annual open enrollment process, often making it hard for employees to translate the options you present to them. And, when employees...

The employee benefits renewal process is always a brain teaser, with pieces that can fit together in a variety of combinations. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic complicates the situation even further for small businesses that are planning their...

Human resources has traditionally been focused on administrative tasks related to hiring and firing and administering business policies and procedures, activities necessary for company growth and legal compliance. Modern human resources has ...

As parents and students navigate an unprecedented back-to-school season, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently addressed eligibility questions surrounding paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...

The American workplace has moved in recent years toward creating more-inclusive environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees – for example, by making health benefits available to same-sex partners. The U.S. Supreme Court...

In the 2020’s pandemic environment, reducing or eliminating workforce exposure to and spread of COVID-19 is part of the employer's responsibility to provide a safe workplace. As employers plan to reopen their businesses or bring employees back...

A new federal rule, issued April 28, 2020, extends the time laid off or furloughed employees have to decide whether to sign up for COBRA coverage. President Trump declared the COVID-19 crisis a national emergency in mid-March, and the new COBRA...

If you haven't invested in an applicant tracking system (ATS) yet, your business is missing out on an impressive array of features that make hiring and recruiting top talent for your picture-perfect team easier. While that may sound like...