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The 800-Pound Gorilla

Florida Workers' Comp

Sometimes we struggle with challenges we don’t perhaps fully understand. At times, forces conspire against us, consciously or not. Life is a journey filled with uncertainty, misconceptions, and mysteries. But frequently, the problem is all too clear, an 800-pound gorilla in the room. The world of work faces a systemic dilemma in the midst of the third decade of the 21st century.

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Top Perks of Outsourcing Your Benefits Administration

Winston Benefits

74% of large employers realize that outsourcing benefits administration alleviates the administrative burden on internal HR staff. This is especially important during company transitions, open enrollment periods, and times of increased workloads for HR and benefits teams. Enlisting the help of a benefits administration partner can give your HR department the flexibility and tools they … Continue reading "Top Perks of Outsourcing Your Benefits Administration" The post Top Perks of Outsourci

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What is a health insurance premium?

PeopleKeep

As more individuals and families become active healthcare consumers , knowing key healthcare terms and how they affect your health insurance costs is essential. One of the most critical terms to understand is health insurance premiums. Paying health insurance premiums is necessary to ensure your coverage is active when you need it most. This blog post will explain what a health insurance premium is, how much premiums typically cost, and how different factors and plans affect premium amounts.

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The parental benefits at Crunchbase make it easy to put family first

Employee Benefit News

An inclusive company culture makes this business platform an ideal workplace for parents.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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HR Audit: Meaning, Importance, Types, Process & Benefits

HR Lineup

In today’s dynamic business environment, organizations face multifaceted challenges ranging from regulatory compliance to talent management. Human resources (HR) serve as the backbone of any organization, driving its success by managing the most valuable asset—its people. However, ensuring HR practices align with organizational goals and comply with legal standards is paramount.

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IRS Data Affirms Payroll’s Vital Role in Nation’s Tax System

PayrollOrg

On April 18, the IRS released its 2023 Internal Revenue Service Data Book, which provides statistics that underscore the importance of payroll professionals to the integrity of the American tax system.

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How to strike a balance between managing staff wellbeing and financial pressures

Employee Benefits

Credit: Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock Need to know: The cost-of-living crisis is forcing more employees to take on additional work due to financial pressures, raising concerns around burnout. Pay strategies such as targeted pay increases, performance-related bonuses and earned wage access can help. Employers need to ensure there is a culture where people can discuss financial concerns.

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We can have a dramatic impact on people’s lives with simple, small and cost-free changes

Workplace Insight

London, the crouching monster, like every other monster has to breathe, and breathe it does in its own obscure, malignant way. Its vital oxygen is composed of suburban working men and women of all kinds, who every morning are sucked up through an infinitely complicated respiratory apparatus of trains and termini into the mighty congested lungs, held there for a number of hours, and then, in the evening, exhaled violently through the same channels.

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5 Effective Tools to Enhance Employee Engagement and Retention

HR Digest

Employee retention is crucial for the success of any organization and the tools you use to enhance employee engagement are just as important. Engaged employees are more productive, loyal, and motivated, leading to improved business outcomes. In today’s competitive job market, businesses need to invest in the best employee engagement tools to attract, engage, and retain top talent.

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4-Week Roadmap for New Hires

Nearly one-quarter of employees (23%) admit they’ve cried within the first week! Give new hires a positive start with this four-week onboarding roadmap. This schedule outlines all the turns, detours, and speedbumps new hires can expect in their first month. We’ve included suggestions for each week to help you make your new employees’ highway to success an easy road.

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Lessons from Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group for the 2023 MHPAEA Proposed Rule

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

A recently decided US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case, Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., offers some useful insights on the enforcement by private litigants of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). Like other similar cases, the case invites questions about the impact of potential changes under the proposed […] The post Lessons from Ryan S. v.

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Exclusive: National Deaf Children’s Society introduces cancer support for staff

Employee Benefits

The National Deaf Children’s Society has launched cancer support to its 270 employees. The charity’s employees will now be able to access a range of assistance for their own needs and their loved ones, provided by specialist cancer support service Reframe Cancer. This includes expert advice and emotional support through dedicated cancer nurse specialists to provide information and guidance throughout the illness, a wide range of online resources and informative materials on cancer awareness and

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Focussing on people means business transformation is far more likely to succeed

Workplace Insight

A new study from EY and Saïd Business School study suggests that leaders prioritising a human-centred approach to transformation turning points are up to up to twelve times more successful. The EY organisation’s latest research with Saïd Business School, at the University of Oxford , reveals new insights into what happens when a transformation program’s leadership believes a transformation has or will go off-course and intervenes with the intent of improving its performance (turning points).

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This Earth Day, recycle 401(k) savings to avoid IRA landfill

Employee Benefit News

Amid cash-outs, stranded plans and suboptimal investments, a SECURE 2.0 provision runs the risk of expanding asset waste in the proverbial 401(k) landfill.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Key Takeaways | How to Prepare for New State Health Privacy Laws

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

New state privacy laws regulating health data impose significant obligations and heightened litigation and regulatory risks. During this webinar, Elliot Golding and Sam Siegfried discussed how these laws apply, what they require, and practical tips to implement and operationalize compliance. Access key takeaways and webinar replay. The post Key Takeaways | How to Prepare for New State Health Privacy Laws appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Employee wellbeing levels drop since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic

Employee Benefits

Wellbeing levels among employees have dropped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, falling from 73% in 2020 to 66% in 2023, according to employee engagement expert Inpulse. Insights from 30,000 employees across the UK and Europe formulated Inpulse’s Wellbeing index , which measures five core elements of wellbeing: work-life balance, support, workload, connection and mental health , scoring them between 0 to 100%.

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Majority of young professionals feel happy about embracing AI in their lives

Workplace Insight

More than half of young professionals feel comfortable or very confident about the increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in various aspects of daily life, while only 15 percent reported feeling unsettled or scared about the prospect, according to new research from CEMS , the Global Alliance in Management Education. Half (50 percent) also stated that social media impacts their life positively, while only just over a quarter (27 percent) feel that social media has a negative impac

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Payroll Forecasting: Strategies for Predicting Employee Expenses

Patriot Software

Payroll is arguably a business’s biggest expense. Between taxes and benefits, an employee costs up to 32% more than their wages. To accurately budget for your payroll-related expenses, try payroll forecasting. Payroll forecasting is an essential part of financial planning that requires you to analyze and understand your company’s payroll data.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Hospital Settles With OCR for $4.75 Million Over HIPAA Violations

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently reached a $4.75 million settlement with a New York City hospital for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). According to OCR, in 2013, a former hospital employee sold the electronically protected medical records of 12,517 patients […] The post Hospital Settles With OCR for $4.75 Million Over HIPAA Violations appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Specsavers promotes workplace menopause support through networks

Employee Benefits

Eye care and audiology organisation Specsavers uses its employee network groups and policies to promote menopause support in the workplace. It has more than 2,500 optical, audiology and ophthalmology businesses in 11 countries and more than 23,000 UK employees. The organisation has multiple employee network groups, including its MenoTalk group which is predominantly aimed at providing support and guidance for staff in its support office functions, retail stores, or marketing and development site

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Regulate your use of noncompete agreements before the government does it for you

Business Management Daily

Boston Beer Co., the brewer of Sam Adams and other craft beverages, is taking heat for its overuse of noncompete agreements. In a recent article, the Boston Globe cites examples of several former lower-level Boston Beer employees forced out of the industry they love because of the noncompete agreements their former employer forced them to sign at their time of hire.

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Social Anxiety: How to Ask for Help When People Stress You Out

BetterUp

Jump to section What is social anxiety disorder? Diagnosing social anxiety disorder What triggers social anxiety? How can social anxiety affect your life? What’s the treatment for social anxiety disorder?

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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How to Maximize the ROI of Your Employee Engagement Platform

15Five

You’ve had it with working out of spreadsheets and forms. You’re ready for a change, but you don’t know how to make sure you pick an employee management platform that’s the best bang for your buck. Or maybe you’ve already deployed a tool and aren’t seeing the ROI you were promised. Either way, here’s your guide to getting more out of your employee engagement platform—and making sure you have the right one.

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4 Ways to Support Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing

Best Money Moves

4 Ways to Support Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing. Employers should be proactive and create support systems to enhance overall organizational success. Employers play a significant role in shaping the mental well-being of their employees. Recognizing and addressing mental health challenges not only benefits individuals but also contributes to the company’s overall success.

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9 ways employees are using AI at work

Employee Benefit News

From writing emails to creating presentations, this new study revealed how AI is supporting employees in the office.

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Green Building Council says Scotland has abandoned its role as a leader on climate

Workplace Insight

The UK Green Building Council – which represents some of the UK’s biggest names in the built environment, including housebuilders, banks, social housing providers, local councils, developers, estates and engineering companies and universities – responds to the Scottish Government’s decision to scrap its 2030 climate target. Simon McWhirter, Deputy Chief Executive at UKGBC said: “This decision means Scotland has lost its place as a climate leader.

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The Diversity Reckoning: Can HR Survive Without New Perspectives?

Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.