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Building a Business

5 Affordable Benefits Employees Appreciate But Few Companies Offer

Companies that help employees with small daily challenges and support their personal development attract better talent and earn staff loyalty.

By Matt Straz

Building a Business

5 Inexpensive Benefits Millennials Value More Than Health Insurance

By Heather R. Huhman

Building a Business

Preparation and Follow Up Are Key to Reducing Open Enrollment Hassles

By Matt Straz

Human Resources

Chipotle Extends Benefits to All Employees

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

3 Companies That Do Culture Right and What You Can Learn From Them (Infographic)

Looking to improve your company culture? Google, Pixar and Patagonia have found formulas that work.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

2 Big Employers Tell Gay Employees to Marry or Lose Partner Benefits

With same-sex marriage legal in most states, some employers will no longer recognize domestic partnerships for granting family benefits.

By Heather R. Huhman

Human Resources

Chinese Billionaire Treats 6,400 Employees to a Free Vacation in France

Tiens CEO Li Jinyuan just took employee appreciation to a whole new level.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

3 Benefits of the Affordable Care Act Every Business Leader Needs to Know About

Obamacare is helping smaller businesses to offer competitive benefit packages that were unaffordable previously.

By Tor Constantino

Building a Business

What Employers Need to Know About the Hottest Trend In Health Insurance

Consumer-driven health plans require high deductibles but allow tax-exempt health savings plans.

By Matt Straz

Building a Business

Tips and Apps to Assure Your Employees’ Safety and Health

There are a range of resources at your fingertips to help keep your workers safe and healthy.

By Susan Solovic

Business Accounting

4 Trends in 401(k) Plans Entrepreneurs Need to Know About

Retirement benefits only trail salaries in the consideration of employees choosing who they work for.

By Matt Straz

Entrepreneurs

Employee Wellness Programs Are Due for an Overhaul

The secret to increased participation is to move it out of the office.

By Lorna Borenstein

Building a Business

Pinterest Made a Deal With Employees That Could Rock the Startup World

The change could be a boon to startup employees if other big private companies follow suit.

By Maya Kosoff

Building a Business

5 Steps to Getting Your Employees On Board With Stock Options

When introducing the benefit of stock options, it's important to be transparent with your team to maximize buy-in and trust.

By Jason Kulpa

Building a Business

The Paid Sick Leave Battle Continues, State By State

As the benefit gains adoption, so does a counter trend to ban local governments from instituting their own paid sick day mandates.

By Claire Zillman

Building a Business

6 Selling Points About Working for a Small Startup

Your fledging company can compete for the best employees by marketing its newness to its advantage.

By Josh Steimle

Business Legal

Uber, Lyft Face Crucial Courtroom Test Over Driver Benefits

Are their drivers independent contractors or employees?

By Reuters

Building a Business

5 Tips for More Easily Managing Your Human Capital

Simplifying the challenge of managing a growing workforce is better for the company and appreciated by employees.

By Matt Straz

Building a Business

Free Helicopter Ride, Anyone? 40 Awesome and Absurd Tech Company Perks. (Infographic)

While many of these benefits are just good policy, others definitely fall into the 'over-the-top' camp.

By Laura Entis

Thought Leaders

Pittsburgh Eatery Eliminates Tipping; Offers Servers Salary, Health Care and Shares Instead

The upscale Bar Marco in Pittsburgh joins a handful of stateside establishments turning an age-old dining paradigm on its head.

By Geoff Weiss

Thought Leaders

What Small Businesses Provide That Larger Companies Cannot

A tragic turn of events at one firm reveals that something is eventually lost at a larger scale.

By Gene Marks

Building a Business

The Top 10 Companies to Work For in 2015

A positive work environment, intelligent co-workers and great benefits make these 10 companies the most exciting places to work for in 2015, as rated by the employees themselves.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

How Businesses Are Handling the Obamacare Employer Mandate

Obamacare has created an incentive for business owners to navigate a different path than that which policymakers had intended.

By Scott Shane

Building a Business

The U.S. Has Become the No Vacation Nation

Americans are reluctant to take off the time their employers grant them, but with no discernable benefit to themselves or the company.

By Evrim Oralkan

Building a Business

Hot Tech Startups Get as Many Perks as They Give

Startup tech companies that provide discounts to others are betting that their use will attract larger, paying customers.

By Erin Griffith

Online Presence

Facebook, Apple to Begin Paying for Employees to Freeze Their Eggs

The move opens up a conversation about benefits and responsibility.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Putting a Price Tag on Employee Fitness

Even a little bit of exercise can have a big impact, both on people's health and on employers' costs.

By Anne Fisher

Thought Leaders

Prepare for Family Leave Laws and Avoid Litigation Later

Laws mandating extended paid leaves are increasingly common and already prompting a surge in employee lawsuits.

By Leo Corcoran

Building a Business

Apple Unveils New Perks to Attract Talent

The iPhone maker rolls out expanded benefits to retain and attract top-notch employees.

By Michal Lev-Ram

Building a Business

Small Businesses Can Offer Big Benefits to Attract the Best Talent

A tour company owner discusses the perks he offers his employees to keep them satisfied and happy.

By Daniel Andrew