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How to Have a Successful Open Enrollment in 2020
Open Enrollment is one of the trickiest things to figure out as an HR professional. As the people behind the coordination of the open enrollment process, it’s easy to think that employees will take full advantage of the opportunity to add new benefits, update...
How Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Your Employee Benefits Program?
Many HR professionals are awaiting key information from insurers on healthcare costs for 2021. Given all the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and how it will impact healthcare costs for 2021 and beyond, employers may be faced with difficult decisions very...
11 Ways to Make Remote Onboarding Successful
With the COVID-19 pandemic in full force, more people are working remotely than ever before. Companies of all sizes are being tasked with the challenges of having an ever-increasing number of employees work in a virtual and remote environment. During this crisis,...
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Important FFCRA Regulations
The moment we have all been awaiting over the last several weeks has finally arrived. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued important regulations that clarify and revise who can qualify for emergency paid sick leave under the Families First Coronavirus...
Key Considerations for Business Leaders as Schools Decide to Reopen or Stay Remote
As the COVID-19 situation continues to wear on, every school district in the country has been forced to make difficult decisions, many of which can easily be perceived as “lose-lose” due to the complexity of the ever-changing COVID regulations. Remote learning is...
Actionable Strategies to Combat the Healthcare Cost Problem Created by COVID
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created a new dynamic within the US healthcare system, leading to increased healthcare costs being passed onto employers. During this economically challenging time, it’s more important than ever before that employers are strategically...
Four Reasons Employers Should be Concerned About COVID Impacting Healthcare Costs
This post continues our ongoing series of articles on how COVID will impact employer healthcare costs. In today’s blog, we'll discuss four ways that COVID will likely lead to increased costs for employers. As healthcare providers begin to reopen and quarantines are...
Should you outsource essential business functions? Key Considerations
This is a guest post written by Launchways strategic partner, Larry Levy of CFO Options. Have you thought about outsourcing some function of your business but now sure if you should? Maybe you’re uncomfortable outsourcing something that you think should be handled by...
How COVID-19 has Altered the 2020 Healthcare Landscape
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis unfolding, most US employers were anticipating healthcare cost increases in the range of 4-7%, based on trends in 2018 and 2019. However, COVID-19 has drastically altered the healthcare space and thus dismantled most employers’ previous...
Experts Share Thoughts on Building a Return to Work Plan on Launchways Webinar
Many businesses are preparing to transition to return to work in a continuously COVID-impacted world. Many states are starting to loosen COVID-19 related restrictions and open back up, and others are sure to follow suit. Whether you already have a start-date in mind...
New COVID-19 Requirements, Regulations and Legislation Won’t Stop, Is Your Business Prepared to Adapt?
As many businesses begin to officially reopen, it’s more clear than ever that COVID-19 has changed the reality of our workspace. The constant but piecemeal flow of new guidance related to COVID-19 has become a business challenge unto itself – maybe the most important...
Restarting & Revitalizing Your Workplace Culture in the Age of COVID-19
As more states begin their official economic reopenings in the wake of COVID-19, many organizations feel like resuming the work itself isn’t the biggest challenge. For many of us, reengaging and rebuilding our teams of talented professionals and getting them motivated...