HR Digest

AUGUST 17, 2024

Starbucks stole concept Balmuccino said Starbucks “stole” its fully developed concept for lip balms by launching its “S’mores Frappuccino Sip Kit” in April 2019. Balmuccino originally sued Starbucks in Los Angeles in October 2019. The case is Balmuccino LLC v. Starbucks Corp, U.S.

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Take It Personel-ly

APRIL 14, 2020

As we’re getting closer to the end of 2019 and towards 2020, the realm of marketing is witnessing tremendous challenges as well as opportunities, with social media marketing becoming the bellwether of all marketing strategies. Therefore, in this article, we look into the ten essential challenges for social media marketers in 2020.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 14, 2024

Nobody was talking about this in 2019. This looks like a mistake and not just because it clearly drives people mad. It’s probably not good for the business in other ways. They are returning to a world that never existed. As long ago as the mid-1990s in his book The New Office the great Frank Duffy wrote in a way that still resonates.

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Achievers

DECEMBER 4, 2018

According to Brian David Johnson, Futurist in Residence at Arizona State University and ACE 2019 speaker, the real opportunity for machines to transform the workforce is in their power to free up more time for us to be more human. 10th-11th 2019 in Chicago. Step 3: Lead with Emotional Intelligence. Register by Dec. About the Author.

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Money Talk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Therefore, Americans cannot expect prices to go back to where they were in 2019. While the increase in prices for goods and services has slowed considerably from mid-2022, we are not experiencing deflation (i.e., a sustained decrease in prices). A longer loan term (e.g.,

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Take It Personel-ly

APRIL 20, 2022

With UK unemployment falling back to levels last seen in 2019, it is safe to say that the UK’s employment outlook is a positive one – even in the face of major economic challenges brought on by the pandemic and Brexit together. However, jobseekers in the UK are more switched-on than ever before, galvanised and […].

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Take It Personel-ly

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The average cost of a new car as of 2019 is $34,000. If that number strikes you as high, that’s because it is. Most US citizens only have about $8,800 sitting in their savings account right now! With so little in the bank and so much money being asked by car dealerships, how can one expect to pay […].

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InterWest Insurance Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In 2019, the industry paid out $62.6 Between January 2019 and July 2024, the average first-party deductible grew by 47% in the U.S. Automobile insurance companies are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of collision insurance claims, and that’s forcing them to raise rates at a steady clip. billion for commercial vehicles.

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Take It Personel-ly

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A 2019 survey found that 1 in 5 Americans believed they would owe the IRS money. You’ve always done your own taxes because an accountant costs so much. Now, the IRS says you owe a couple of grand! You’re not alone in your IRS woes. One of the things you can do to reduce the amount you […].

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Achievers

AUGUST 8, 2019

Learn more about the power behind Emotional Intelligence by attending my speaking session, “The Science of Emotional Intelligence: The Missing Ingredient Behind Building A Highly Engaged Organizational Culture” at ACE 2019 from September 10-11 in Chicago. Hope to see you there! Do you have any thoughts on this article? Contact Us.

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Take It Personel-ly

JULY 28, 2020

In 2019, employers from the private industry reported a whopping 2.8 million work-related injuries. If you think that’s bad, you’d be surprised to learn that it’s actually an improvement from the previous years. It’s safe to say that worker safety is one area that the private sector is still struggling with.

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Money Talk

JULY 29, 2022

Widespread data hackings are increasingly common, whether it is a credit bureau (Equifax in 2017), a hotel (Marriott in 2018), an online game producer (Zynga in 2019) a federal government agency (OPM in 2015), or an Internet media company (Yahoo! Another common scam is phone calls and e-mails claiming to be from a bank.or Social Security.or

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Achievers

AUGUST 26, 2019

Meet me at ACE 2019 in Chicago from September 10-11. To learn more about the power behind happy leadership, download Achievers’ e-book, “ The Secret Weapon to Driving Employee Success: Your Managers.”. What are you doing this September? I’d love to chat more about leadership best practices and how to boost employee happiness.

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HR Bartender

MARCH 14, 2019

And this article from CNET will give you some suggestions for “ The Best Password Managers of 2019 ”. CNET also put together a directory of ID monitoring services in their article “ The Best identity Theft Monitoring Services for 2019 ”. Personally, Mr. Bartender and I use LastPass and have been very happy with their product.

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Achievers

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Really, if your business is doing well and 2019 was a successful year, there’s no good reason to be stingy with the benefits in 2020. That means better performance and often better productivity. So not only do employers get to enjoy a rosey reputation, but they also get higher quality work and decreased turnover.

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Ahmed's Universe

JUNE 3, 2022

To run this process Workday has a pretty strong module called Advanced Compensation, on which I got certified in 2019. Compensation Review is the process whereby you increase employee salaries and award them bonuses and stocks, usually once a year, based on their performance (and the company’s.)

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Take It Personel-ly

JANUARY 11, 2022

Sources indicate that the need and demand for live streaming surged by nearly 100 percent from 2019 to 2020, and it has only gained more steam since […]. Though it became popular from the beginning, it truly started gaining acclaim over the last few years. The post Looking for a Live Video Production Device?

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The post Save It for a Rainy Day: Recent Amendment Extensions for Qualified Retirement Plans, 403(b) Plans and Individual Retirement Accounts appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Take It Personel-ly

MARCH 2, 2021

billion downloads in the year 2019. TikTok is the hottest social platform in the world, with 500 million active users and 1.5 In 2021, social media will be empowered in the world of digital marketing. TikTok is the fastest growing platform, so everyone needs to start their business and get more outreach. If one of […].

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HR Digest

JULY 18, 2024

According to the report, data from the Amazon Prime Day Sale in 2019 showed that the injury rate had totaled up to just under 45 injuries per 100 workers. If the numbers are correct, nearly half of the company’s warehouse workers had been affected in some way due to working conditions during the sale.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The suit was originally fined in 2019 by a single plaintiff, however, over 9,000 current and former female employees later joined the Disney gender pay lawsuit. Along with paying out the settlement fee, Disney has agreed to make other changes to monitor and equalize the pay going forward.

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Money Talk

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In 2019, my husband and I purchased a brand new home in an age 55+ community located in Ocala, Florida. In 2019, our HOA fee was $200. With five years of experience living here, now is a good time to reflect on this experience. Cable, internet, and lawn mowing are not included.

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HR Bartender

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Speaking of using HR Technology to benefit the business, it’s not too late to attend the 2019 HR Technology Conference and Expo , which will be held October 1 – 4, 2019 in Las Vegas. We can use our time building relationships and finding the best talent for the organization. This event is on my “must” attend list.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The extensions included many of the amendment deadlines under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE […]. The post Save It for a Rainy Day Part 2: IRS Announces Additional Plan Amendment Extensions appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 12, 2022

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is strategically working to execute the statutory changes that were outlined by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) of 2019.

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Money Talk

OCTOBER 20, 2021

With some existing content from my work as a Cooperative Extension personal finance specialist, I wrote my book over a nine-month period (around work obligations) from September 2019 through May 2020.

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TLNT

AUGUST 11, 2022

I’m sure most of you will agree that the need for great leadership is even more acute in 2022 than it was in 2019.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 22, 2024

The extension is part of The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2024 and aims to improve work-life balance and gender equality for families and the overall workforce. The act increases parent’s leave for children born or adopted after 1 August.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The cost of worker absences on UK businesses has increased from an estimated £33 billion between January and November 2019 to £43 billion between January and November 2021, a 31% increase. Meanwhile, the amount of time taken off by employees for illness has risen from approximately 250 million days in 2019 to more than 319 million in 2021.

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HR Bartender

JUNE 2, 2019

So, I’m doing a 2019 version for this year’s event which will be held June 23-26, 2019 in Las Vegas. Last year, in addition to my annual post with tips for attending the Society for Human Resource (SHRM) Annual Conference , I wrote a post about some of the things that I carry with me during the event. The “bag”.

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PeopleKeep

MARCH 19, 2021

billion, but by 2019 that number had rocketed to $3.8 According to data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), total health expenditures in the U.S. have been on the rise. In 1970, health spending totaled $74.1 trillion.

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Healthcare 111

Achievers

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As 2019 comes to an end, this is the time to reflect on ways to improve for the year ahead. Constant demands on time, along with an expectation to be constantly connected can leave a leader feeling overwhelmed and burned out. This leads to issues with morale and performance.

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HR Bartender

JULY 31, 2018

One of the reasons I’m bringing this up is because for many organizations this is the time of year when we start conversations about 2019 goals and objectives. Is the value we’re talking about the company’s outcomes? Something to consider. We start thinking about budgets. That includes talent management. What are the business outcomes for HR?

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Sodexo Engage

OCTOBER 11, 2022

To put that figure into perspective, in 2019, there were 32.6 When you look at research by Statista , we can see that there’s been a steady increase year on year, but there was a considerable jump between 2019 and 2020 when the number of people mainly working from home rose to 5.6 Before the coronavirus pandemic, only 1.7

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