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Common Open Enrollment Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

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What is Open Enrollment? Open enrollment is the designated period when employees can enroll in, review, or make changes to their health insurance and other benefits for the year ahead. And for many small and midsize businesses, open enrollment season is one of the most stressful times of the year. I...

Kristen Cavallo

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Kristin Baldwin

Labor Law Spotlight: Employee Privacy Rights and Regulations

Employers have long had a vested interest in monitoring employee activity to ensure that ...

Kristen Cavallo

Small Business Compliance: The Top 2 Most Common HR Mistakes

For small businesses, HR compliance can be time-consuming and costly, yet failing to do ...

Roxanne Tyson - Tabb

FAQ: How to Handle Workplace Relationships

It should come as no surprise to employers that the workplace can facilitate more than ...

Kristen Cavallo

Small Business Compliance: 4 Common Law Violations

Small business compliance can feel like a moving target—rules change, regulations ...

The 3 R’s of Business Etiquette: Respect, Restraint, and Responsibility

If you want to improve workplace culture, you don’t need to look for “quick fixes” or ...

Rising Wages, Rising Opportunities: How Minimum Wage Changes Can Benefit Your Business

Altogether, 21 states have already raised, or will raise, their minimum wages in 2025. ...

Kristen Cavallo

Managing Time Off Requests for a Smooth Holiday Workflow

Christine Ramos

Politics on the Job: Managing Political Discussions in the Workplace

Adrienne Sadural

Top 8 Challenges for Small Businesses

Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, making up 99.9% of all U.S. ...

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