Fri.Aug 12, 2022

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Top seven health insurance terms to know

PeopleKeep

If you’re new to health insurance policies or shopping for a plan on the individual market for the first time, understanding health insurance terminology is one of the first challenges you may face. For instance, choosing the best health insurance coverage can be tricky if you don’t know the difference between a premium and a deductible. But don’t worry!

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How to Use Mirroring When Communicating

HR Digest

You know the saying, “If you can’t beat them, join them”? That’s where verbal mirroring comes in. If you’re trying to communicate with someone who’s being difficult, that’s a good attitude to have. A lot of people find it easier to listen when they’re not focused on what they’re saying, so why not use that to your advantage?

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What Does a Sales Manager Do? 3 Tips to Succeed

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is a sales manager? What does a sales manager do? How do you become a sales manager? Must-have skills of a sales manager. What sales reps need most from a sales manager.

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UPS workers demand air-con in vans; ex Twitter employee found guilty of spying

TLNT

UPS workers demand air-conditioned vans. They’re known the world over for driving their often opened-doored vans, but UPS delivery drivers now want proper air-conditioned vehicles instead. Brooklyn driver Matt Leichenger, together with other workers represented by the Teamsters union are pushing for air conditioning to be provided in their vehicles.

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The Ultimate Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Inflation Reduction Act: 6 Health Care Provisions Plan Sponsors Should Know About

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider a bill today that will likely reduce the cost of drugs for some Medicare recipients through a new cap on out-of-pocket. Read more > The post Inflation Reduction Act: 6 Health Care Provisions Plan Sponsors Should Know About appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Waiting for a Treatment for Long COVID Creates Uncertainty

Workers' Compensation

The workers’ compensation system works because there is certainty in the amount and type of benefits available. The lack of an authorized treatment for long COVID disrupts that model and leaves employees, employers, and insurance companies with an unpredictable future. A recent article in Nature discusses why the delay has been so prolonged, especially since the government funding has been enormous.

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Benefits and retention: Taking control of turnover

Higginbotham

Employers aren’t just struggling to find skilled workers. They’re also struggling to keep them. High employee turnover is a problem for many companies, and it can have a wide range of negative effects. However, there are solutions that can help you attract quality workers and support your employee retention goals. As employers look for strategies to get their turnover under control, it’s important to understand the link between benefits and retention.

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Motivation vs. Inspiration: The Perfect Combination for Success

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is motivation? What is inspiration? 6 key differences. 4 similarities. 6 examples. 4 benefits of combining motivation and inspiration. 5 tips to keep your team motivated and inspired. Embracing motivation and inspiration.

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Group health plans must still cover contraceptives cost-free

Business Management Daily

Lost in all the attention paid to the effect of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on group health plans is the equally important issue of contraception. The Affordable Care Act already requires group health plans to cover at least one form of contraception in each category of FDA-approved, cleared or granted contraceptive methods with no cost-sharing for plan participants.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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Stress vs. Stressors: Understanding the Difference

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is stress? What are stressors? The difference between stress and stressors. Stress-management techniques. How to avoid stressors. When to seek professional help. Don’t let stress turn into distress.

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What does acceptable attrition look like? 

LACE Partners

In this week’s blog we hear from LACE Partners CEO and Co-Founder Aaron Alburey on a topic never far from the HR Director’s agenda: attrition. He shares trends over time and discusses how you can get balance right between retaining talent and corporate memory but also bringing fresh ideas into the business. As trends come and go and economic cycles are lived through, the question of “ what is acceptable attrition?

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Boss vs Leader: Develop the Skills to Bring Out the Best of Both

BetterUp

There are countless jokes about bad bosses — and no wonder. Almost every person in the workforce today can tell stories about a boss that made their lives miserable. Unfortunately, the labor market is full of horrible bosses (in fact, they even made a movie about it).

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What employers need to know about monkeypox

Employee Benefit News

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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IRS Extends Amendment Deadline for Certain Qualified Plan Amendments

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

The IRS recently provided some welcome relief in the form of extended amendment deadlines for sponsors of qualified retirement plans (including collectively bargained plans). Notice 2022-33 extends the deadline for adopting amendments required by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (“SECURE Act”) and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 (the “Miners Act”) until December 31, 2025 for non-governmental qualified plans and collectively bargained plans.

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Long story short: From recruiting to layoffs, are your workforce management tactics effective?

Employee Benefit News

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Monkeypox Declared a National Public Health Emergency

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

On August 4, 2022, the Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency (PHE), a step that will allow the federal government to work with more agility to combat the spreading outbreak, including via expedited vaccine distribution and expanded testing. The PHE declaration follows the recent appointment of federal officials to head up the monkeypox […].

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Breakup leave? Houseplant bereavement? Here are 10 unusual perks employees are craving

Employee Benefit News

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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HHS Proposes New Anti-Discrimination Regulations | BerniePortal

BerniePortal

Recently, new regulations proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would reinstate protections for individual healthcare access that the Trump Administration previously suspended. Continue reading for a breakdown of the proposed rule and what employers need to know moving forward.

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Wage gains for U.S. job hoppers hit record high over those who stay

Employee Benefit News

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How to handle pay discrepancies in the face of staff shortages

Employee Benefit News

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5 ways the Inflation Reduction Act could change life for retirees

Employee Benefit News

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.