From the monthly archives: October 2015
A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 38 percent of professionals involved in recruiting “leveraged benefits to recruit employees at all levels during the past 12 months.” Continue reading
Unlike other stalwarts of the on-demand economy, however, janitors and cleaners summoned through the Managed by Q app receive stable incomes, benefits, and the potential to earn promotions. This is only possible because Q hires its entire workforce of over 400 people as W-2 employees rather than relying on temporary labor from independent contractors. None of Uber’s over 160,000 U.S. drivers fall under this classification—yet. Continue reading
Flood insurance is available for commercial, home, and property coverage. Flood insurance can cover two types of property and it is important to purchase both when getting flood insurance. The first is Building Coverage which will pay to repair or replace the insured building and its foundation. The second is Contents Coverage which will cover the possessions in the building. It is important to remember that the land the building is on will not be covered. Continue reading
More than half of those who looked but didn’t buy anything on the new Obamacare exchanges said they couldn’t find a plan they could afford, the survey found. And two-thirds who switched coverage said price was the main factor. Continue reading
The city’s tourism marketing leaders continued their quest to draw more international traffic to Las Vegas Tuesday, signing an agreement with a South Korean business group and approving spending $375,000 on separate programs geared to boost foreign travel. Continue reading
Employers are nervous about the changing nature of the employment relationship. The Department of Labor now presumes that almost all workers are employees, not independent contractors. The National Labor Relations Board now views temp workers to be essentially the same as regular employees. Continue reading
U.S. prices for the world’s 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to an analysis carried out for Reuters.
The finding underscores a transatlantic gulf between the price of treatments for a range of diseases and follows demands for lower drug costs in America from industry critics such as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Recently, Congress passed a bipartisan change to the Affordable Care Act’s definition of a small employer, sending the measure to President Obama’s desk. If signed into law, the federal requirement to expand the small group market to mid-sized businesses in 2016 would be halted. Let’s take a quick look at what the bill is, and what it means for small and mid-sized employers. Continue reading
