By Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post by UnitedHealthcare; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. One of the things that has come to light in recent years is how little consumers really understand about health insurance. If you go buy a new car, before you leave […]
By Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post by UnitedHealthcare; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. We continue to read about the wrangling over healthcare legislation in Washington D.C. with politicians on both sides of the aisle claiming their ideas will make things better for U.S. workers. […]
Tech companies like Google and others have increased their focus on employee benefits and perks to a whole new level of intensity. And, this heightened awareness has made benefits and perks more important than ever before. A new report from MetLife, “Beyond Medical: Why Small Business Owners Offer Added Benefits – and How They Do […]
Shocked? Surprised? Not me. Only 38,000 jobs were created in May according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A far cry from the anticipated 164,000. And while the unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent, nearly 500,000 people simply dropped out of the labor market. The labor participation rate now stands at 62.6 percent — a […]
There are always three June events that keep Americans entertained: The Stanley Cup series, the NBA championship playoffs, and the release of Supreme Court decisions. This year the decision in King v. Burwell, with its potentially profound effect on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is giving the NHL and NBA a run for their money […]