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Solving Problems – While Increasing Employee Satisfaction

“Design thinking” is a fairly common term. Even if the phrase is new to you, it’s reasonably easy to intuit how it works: design […]

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Question of the Month

Q.For a high deductible health plan (HDHP) to qualify for health savings account (HSA) eligibility, what is the minimum amount that an embedded individual […]

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Everyone Wins When Growth is the Goal

It’s a dilemma. On the one hand, today’s buzzing, multifaceted working environments challenge employees more than ever before. On the other, these same working […]

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DOL Issues Final Regulations Regarding Association Health Plans

On June 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published Frequently Asked Questions About Association Health Plans (AHPs) and issued a final rule that broadens the definition […]

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Addressing Mental Health Care at Work

Nancy Spangler, senior consultant at the Center for Workplace Mental Health of the American Psychiatric Foundation, says that one in five adults has a […]

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Question of the Month: Penalties for failing to comply with Section 125 requirements

Q.What are the penalties for failing to comply with Section 125 requirements, such as failing to follow a cafeteria plan document’s terms?

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How Well do Your Employees Evaluate Risk?

In a recent column in Human Resource Executive, Carol Harnett reminds us that humans are notoriously poor at evaluating risk. We don’t always focus […]

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What About Them?

The office team arrives at 8:00 AM and is there every day until 5:00 PM. They work hard answering questions for clients, doing invoicing, […]

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To Identify the Best Candidate, Ask the Right Questions

Are the questions you’re asking potential employees truly helping you identify the best candidate? Increasingly, employers are learning that questions don’t need to be […]

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Disability Income Protection is an Employee Benefits Rising Star

According to recent studies disability income is a rising star in the employee benefits market. This is due to a variety of factors. Most […]

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Let Data Deliver for You

Using HR data can be legally and ethically complicated, but if analyzed with care, it can also be a team’s greatest asset. Because of […]

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5 Ways AI Is Revolutionizing Health Care

New technologies are poised to fundamentally change the HR industry as we know it. Just as the smartphone revolutionized the way we communicate, artificial […]

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