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Travel insurance offers a range of benefits and services, such as worldwide emergency hotline services, medical evacuation, reimbursement for unexpected cancellations or delays, and more. Companies with employees who travel for business may want to consider supplemental coverage from a travel insurance policy. Why Buy Travel Insurance? Travel insurance is designed for problems that ariseContinueContinue reading “Should Your Business Have Travel Insurance?”

According to a Glassdoor report, in the year after the launch of ChatGPT, usage of that tool or those like it by professionals in the workplace more than doubled. Are you using an AI tool to help you with your HR tasks? Have you considered doing so? If so, read on. There are advantages to beContinueContinue reading “Navigating AI: A Guide for HR Professionals”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new guidance that individuals no longer need to isolate from work for five days following a positive COVID-19 test may raise questions with employers about what leave they are required to provide to employees with the virus. The revised guidance, issued March 1, 2024, advises that peopleContinueContinue reading “How Does the New CDC Isolation Guidance Affect Employee Leave?”

Hiring an independent contractor offers employers many advantages. Employers do not pay taxes on independent contractors’ wages, nor are they expected to provide benefits as they must with traditional employees. Employers often save 30 to 40 percent on labor costs by using independent contractors. Since independent contractors are usually hired for a specific period orContinueContinue reading “Employee or Independent Contractor? How to Make an Accurate Worker Classification”

There are certain things that are ok for startups to forget, and then there are these five. Of course, a good chunk of the business world is based on luck, so there’s a chance you could blunder your way to success. But is it likely? Absolutely not. A startup can be built by anyone, ofContinueContinue reading “5 Startup Features You Can’t Afford To Forget”