Looking to hire in California? Here are a few laws you need to know
The state can be a “career builder” in HR, but you need to know the laws surrounding PTO, family leave and hiring ex-cons.
Practice and client management
Benefits Think Top 5 health insurance trends to watch
From the Affordable Care Act to growing amounts of health data, here’s what advisers need to know.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
JPMorgan to use games, not visits, in investment bank recruiting
JPMorgan’s corporate and investment bank will employ online behavioral science-based games as it ends in-person campus visits.
Clients urged to prep now for DOL’s proposed overtime rule
Before the rule is made final, HR managers may want to bump pay to avoid having to pay overtime.
Key takeaways from SHRM’s legislative conference
From the recently proposed overtime rule to floating bills on mandated paid leave, a number of hot topics were discussed by benefits professionals this week in Washington.
Free speech is not a shield for bad employee behavior
Companies have the right to discipline, or terminate, workers who express offensive ideas at work and on social media. But HR can help foster civility.
7 ways employers can defuse tax season stress
Submitting taxes can be stressful. Here are tips to help companies best prepare.
Teaching job provides launching pad for benefits career
Former elementary school teacher Joe McGinty still uses the communication skills honed in inclusion classrooms.
The true cost of ignoring mental health in the workplace
Mental health problems can trigger life threatening medical conditions. Here's why clients should get involved and how benefits can help.
McDonald’s supersizes recruiting efforts with new text analysis platform
The fast food chain is now using augmented writing platform Textio in an effort to help minimize gender bias in job postings.
Employers urged to prep now for DOL’s proposed overtime rule
Before the rule is made final, HR managers may want to bump pay to avoid having to pay overtime.
Former history teacher ‘accidentally’ becomes benefits adviser
One of EBA's 2019 Rising Stars, Derek Winn, parlayed his job teaching to educating people about benefits.
Helping employers fill jobs tops SHRM agenda
From the formerly incarcerated to older workers, employers should work to expand employment opportunities, says SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor.
EaseCentral rebrands to Ease, updates system
The benefits administration and HR software provider has also raised $19 million in funding.
One talent shortage solution: Applicants with criminal backgrounds
“Not only can you hire people with criminal histories, you should be doing it already,” says the Society for Human Resource Management.
Adviser tries to appeal to millennial workers with new benefits
“That’s my favorite part about this job, that I get to be creative and bring those solutions,” says Rising Star adviser Danielle Schweiger.
Top 25 companies to work for
From fast-food chains and grocers to tech and consulting firms, these are among the nation’s top employers based on worker evaluations, according to jobs resource website Glassdoor.
Benefits Think To improve sales results, here’s one weekly habit to adopt
Successful sales meetings are important. Don’t miss the opportunity to educate, motivate and congratulate members of your organization.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Home Depot turns to tech to help fill 80,000 roles
The retailer is using an in-house developed technology to fill associate positions for spring.
New health plans expose the insured to more risk
New types of insurance plans are sprouting up as clients face rising healthcare costs.
