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Buyer’s guide to private medical insurance

Employee Benefits

What is private medical insurance (PMI)? PMI is a type of insurance designed to cover medical expenses incurred during illness or injury, such as operations, consultations, diagnostic investigations and tests. It traditionally involved full medical underwriting or a moratorium, meaning it can cover pre-existing conditions, unlike other types of healthcare plans.

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Do your caregiving benefits support parents of neurodiverse children?

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The pros and cons of term life insurance vs. permanent life insurance

Higginbotham

One of the first and most important responsibilities embraced by every breadwinner is life insurance. As soon as you have loved ones depending on your income and sharing the obligation of your debts, you can provide them with guaranteed protection from the potentially devastating financial losses that could occur in the event something happens to you.

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Electronic Filing Threshold Reduction, Digital Assets Covered by PayrollOrg in SSA/IRS Reporter

PayrollOrg

The SSA/IRS Reporter, second quarter 2023, contains two articles written by PayrollOrg on the IRS’s lowered electronic filing threshold beginning in 2024 and valuating digital assets for federal tax purposes.

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How Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Drive Business Results

According to Forbes, employees who feel listened to show a 64% longer commitment to tasks. And that’s just for starters. Learn how emotionally intelligent leaders drive business results. Download Paycor’s guide for the full story.

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Get the Scoop on California’s Bereavement Leave Law

InterWest Insurance Services

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently released a detailed set of frequently asked questions about a new bereavement law that requires employers in the state with five or more workers to provide leave for up to five days to a worker who loses an immediate family member. The law, which took effect Jan. 1, 2023, covers bereavement leave upon the death of a: Spouse Child Parent Sibling Grandparent Grandchild Domestic partner, or Parent in-law.

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From personal milestones to great work, Allstate helps employees celebrate their wins

Employee Benefit News

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Primary care physicians can help battle rising healthcare costs

Employee Benefit News

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4 things employers should know about the state of the workforce

Employee Benefit News

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Travers Smith and Wood shortlisted for Best flexible benefits plan

Employee Benefits

Law firm Travers Smith and project, engineering, and technical services business Wood have been shortlisted for Best flexible benefits plan at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023. This category was created to recognise a successful strategy that has effectively delivered a flexible benefits plan. This can include plans that operate within a set enrolment period, as well as any-time enrolment.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.

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Insights From a Financial Education and Research Conference

Money Talk

I recently attended a virtual conference sponsored by FERMA , which included dozens of sessions about topics of interest to personal finance educators and researchers. Below is a summary of new and/or useful information that caught my attention: Fast Fashion - Key characteristics are short production and distribution lead times, highly fashionable product design through continuous trend spotting, and a sense of urgency and scarcity so consumers make frequent purchases.

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Idaho Revises Withholding Tables, No Retroactive Withholding

PayrollOrg

Effective for wages paid on or after January 1, 2023, Idaho withholding tables have been revised to reflect a reduction in the personal income tax rate. Employers should begin using the tables immediately but do not have to adjust withholding going back.

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Built-in Loneliness Gene?

Florida Workers' Comp

Nostalgia. It surrounds us. The older we get, the thicker it swirls perhaps. Remember Mrs. Robinson ? For that matter, does anyone even remember Simon and Garfunkel? "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you" Joe was a baseball player. Baseball was a relaxing, some say tedious, method of passing an afternoon. It was once the national pastime , but that time has passed.

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12 Tips to Achieve and Maintain a Good Work-Life Balance

BetterUp

Feeling like all you do is work? You’re not alone. Several statistics show that more than 60 percent of U.S. employees feel like their work-life balance is out of whack. But how do you balance your work-life with so much work happening at home? And how do you balance your workload to be more efficient? Is it more than just hitting a weekly yoga class ?

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Modernizing Your Benefits: 5 Trends Employers Need to Know and Act On

Discover 5 key trends derived from Gallagher's 2023 Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey data that give employers an evolved perspective on organizational wellbeing. These insights come from over 4,000 US organizations that are navigating benefits and HR decisions so their people and businesses can thrive. Watch the free recording now!

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District Court Holds Employer “Expelled” From Plan May Not Have Effected a “Withdrawal”

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

In Central States v. Wingra , No. 21-cv-3684, 2023 WL 199360 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 17, 2023), the district court held that an employer expelled from a multiemployer pension plan may not owe withdrawal liability because the permanent cessation of the employer’s obligation to contribute was not voluntary. While the court subsequently limited the decision as being for discovery purposes only ( see Central States v.

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Cardinal Global Logistics becomes employee owned

Employee Benefits

Manchester-headquartered logistics services business Cardinal Global Logistics has transitioned to an employee ownership model to mark 25 years in business. The business, which employs more than 400 employees, aimed to create an environment where every member of staff has the same opportunity to become a partner in its democratisation model, sharing in the profits it generates each year.

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LGBT-Friendly Workplace: 3 Ways to Make It Inclusive

HR Digest

Creating an LGBT-friendly workplace isn’t just the right thing to do, it makes business sense, too. “Inclusive workplaces ensure employees are safe, respected and able to fully contribute” says Jackie Ferguson, Head of Content & Programming at The Diversity Movement. As LGBTQ professionals are more able to be out at work, it’s every company’s responsibility to make its queer-friendly workplace by improving LGBTQ+ inclusion at work and creating an inclusive work culture to make queer em

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Bystander intervention training is a workplace necessity

Business Management Daily

In 2022, the city of Chicago added bystander intervention training to its workplace training requirement. Chicago companies must provide one hour of bystander intervention training annually for their employees. Some places, including New York City, already include bystander training as a component of sexual harassment prevention training. Chicago became the first to make it a separate requirement, but there’s no reason to think it will stop at Chicago.

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Top HR & Workplace Benefits Trends to Improve Employee Satisfaction + Family Health

Speaker: Hayley Doran - Chief Growth Officer, Group Benefits Humana | John Lahr, OD, FAAO - Medical Director EyeMed | John Yamamoto, DDS, MPH - Director of Clinical Innovations at Humana

Discover how to unlock the power of early childhood dental and vision care to boost children’s health and employee satisfaction. As employees negotiate benefits - either as new recruits into a company or for retention purposes - oral and vision care for employees and their families is becoming an increasingly common request. Benefit providers are fielding more and more questions from HR leaders on how to offer flexible benefits and convenient access to oral and vision care for children and famil

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Jon Wheeler

Florida Workers' Comp

I hate these posts. I am compelled and driven to write them but hate these posts. In January 2022, I marked the passing of Judge Dietz. I admired him and his quirky humor. I noted then the death of several others such as Douglas Myers , Jack Langdon , Bob Barrett, and Hon. Joseph Farrell. I am tired of these events and feel the weight of age each time I sit to pen one.

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Neonatal, carer and family leave acts receive Royal Assent

Employee Benefits

The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act, the Carer’s Leave Act and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act have received Royal Assent. Once in force, these government-backed bills will support vulnerable workers and parents during difficult times. The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act, introduced by Stuart C McDonald MP, will allow eligible employed parents whose newborn baby is admitted to neonatal care to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave, so that they can spend more time

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HR Digital Transformation: 6 Steps to Adopting Smooth Transition

HR Digest

HR digital transformation is a hot topic for many HR professionals , and it should be, since digital technology has the potential and ability to transform HR as we know it. One of the key themes for many organizations in the next 10 years will be digital transformation. Digital adoption and transformation is a key development for most organizations in their strategic goals.

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Why Do You Want to Be a Supervisor: How to Answer and More

BetterUp

Jump to section Why recruiters and hiring managers ask this question 5 tips for a supervisor position interview Benefits of being a supervisor “Why do you want to be a supervisor?

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The Buyer’s Guide to HR & Payroll Technology

Choosing an HCM partner is one of the most important decisions you’ll make because time is one of your company’s most strategic assets. How do you want to spend your time?

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7 Reasons You Should Hire Veterans

BerniePortal

Veterans have it hard enough when they return home. Many experience life-changing injuries while in the armed forces, and it can be difficult to manage medical needs and expenses once stateside. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 27% of veterans have a disability incurred while in service, and 2.8% are unemployed. Between the stresses of disabilities and unemployment, veterans face a tough challenge re-entering their communities.

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Marks and Spencer launches neonatal leave policy

Employee Benefits

Retailer Marks and Spencer has introduced a neonatal policy with immediate effect to allow those with babies who need neonatal care to benefit from extra leave and pay without using up maternity, paternity or adoption leave. The policy was introduced as part of a focus on providing more support and flexibility to staff to avoid missing out on moments that matter.

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The Price of Stability: Delving into Disney’s Round Three of Layoffs 2023

HR Digest

In a poignant turn of events, entertainment giant Disney has commenced its third round of layoffs, casting an unsettled shadow of uncertainty and anxiety over its divisions. Disney’s layoffs in 2023 will be handing over pink slips to 2500 employees. The division slated to be impacted by the impending Disney job cuts in round three remains shrouded in mystery.

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Hybrid working, work from anywhere and the evolution of the Third Place

Workplace Insight

The restrictions brought about by COVID-19 altered where we work and thus also how, when and through which channels we do work related activities. These changes radically altered the way previously office-based workers thought about ‘work’ as an activity. This new era of hybrid working had a significant impact on traditional models of workplace provisioning.

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Why Menopause Should Matter to Today’s Employers

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

An estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide will have experienced menopause by 2025. Symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, and anxiety can be incredibly disruptive — and last for years. But despite its massive impact, little is being done to support those going through menopause in the workplace. In a recent survey, 70% of respondents said they have considered changing their employment to better manage symptoms — perhaps because only 8% received significant support from their employer related to meno