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Are You Making These Workplace Culture Mistakes?

Today more than ever, it’s important for business executives to build a positive workplace culture. That’s because employees today value a solid culture almost as much as they value sufficient pay.

Should You Add Virtual Primary Care to Your Health Plan?

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Over the last few years, telemedicine has gone from being a periodic occurrence to a major part of health care. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated these virtual office visits, but even as life has returned to normal, many patients still prefer these virtual visits.

ZipRecruiter: Mentions of Benefits in Job Postings on the Rise

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Attracting and retaining top talent has always been important for long-term success in business. It has become even more important recently, though, with a tight job market and workers who are more willing to switch jobs for a situation that is best for them.

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Why You Need To Encourage Friendships in the Workplace

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Friends form the foundation of a solid support network. They are there for you when you need a pickup. They are there for you when you need to vent. And they are there for you to celebrate your successes.

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Use Inclusion to Create Financial Wellness for Employees

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Employers today are playing an increasingly vital role in their employees’ wellness. More and more companies are creating formal programs around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), which helps to create a better work environment that ultimately results in increased productivity.

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Mental Health Tricks for Your Employees

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No longer is it OK for businesses to only provide support for their employees’ physical health. It’s now incumbent on all businesses to protect the mental health of their employees as well.

Worst States for Working Moms

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Working moms make up a large sector of the workforce. As of 2022, almost half of the workforce in the United States was made up of women, 73% of whom had at least one child younger than 18 years old, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ways to Improve Your Company’s Diversity Initiatives

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Workplaces that embrace DEI initiatives — or those that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion — are more successful overall. They are able to increase their revenue, improve employee retention and innovate more, among many other benefits.

Do Part-Time Employees Get Benefits?

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If you hire part-time employees to supplement your full-time staffers, you may be wondering whether you need to offer them health insurance. While the Affordable Care Act includes part-time workers into their calculation for whether companies are required to offer health insurance to their employees, it doesn’t mandate that these employees be offered such insurance.

Answering whether part-time employees get benefits or not isn’t as straightforward as you might think. Below, we’ll dive deeper into some of the factors that go into it, as well as how your company can stand out among the competition when it comes to attracting part-time employees.

Qualifying Events for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

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Every year, there is an open enrollment period where employees are able to sign up or renew their employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. During this period, employees have the right to switch plans — if the employer offers multiple choices — or sign up for a plan if they haven’t had one before.

Once this open enrollment period ends, under most circumstances, employees can no longer sign up for health insurance or make changes to their plan. In order to qualify for a plan outside of this period, employees must have what’s known as a qualifying event.