ANDREA TARRELL
Marketing Coordinator

A “brand” is the gut feeling people have about something.  What is the brand of your benefits package?  What would your employees really say if you asked them how they feel about their benefits?

Walk into a Starbucks on any day of the week and you will more than likely have trouble finding a free table. Laptops cover the table tops and suit jackets drape the chairs. Their owners, while sipping their lattes, are also hard at work. New technology and internet programs have allowed for an entirely new way of working, which presents many challenges for the HR world.

It’s no surprise that with the increase of technology in the workplace digital information is becoming increasingly relevant in the hiring process. The wide availability of information online can cut the time and cost of screening a prospective employee, but it also creates a new opportunity for discrimination (or allegations of it).

The Supreme Court handed down its ruling on health care reform on June 28th, raising a lot of questions about how businesses should continue to plan for implementation of the law.  

Harry Gottlieb
Founder of The Jellyvision Lab

Very few people wake up in the morning thinking, “Oh, good—today’s the day I get to learn about my health insurance options!” So how do you break through to your employees and get your message across?

Since our blog post early this morning, “Health Care Reform: Waiting for the Court’s Decision,” we got the answer we were eagerly anticipating.  The Supreme Court has finally spoken on health care reform, and has upheld most of the law. 

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform) has been faced with an onslaught of legal challenges since shortly after it was signed into law on March 23, 2010.  Even before implementation began, numerous lawsuits challenging various provisions of the law were filed throughout the country.