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Aug 26
Blue Horizon Benefits
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Preparing for Open Enrollment During the Pandemic

With the coronavirus showing no signs of slowing, health insurance is likely top of mind for your employees. Many of them will be anxious and it’s likely that they will be more engaged and interested in understanding whether their current

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Aug 18
BHB Team
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Section 6: Remote Employee Engagement

Organizations with highly-engaged employees are significantly more profitable and grow faster than ones with average levels of engagement. The reasons for this are simple: engaged people bring their “A” games to the work, they build capital in the form of

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Aug 18
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Section 5. HR Tech and COVID-19

Most of our clients use an HR and Benefit Admin system that we provide at no cost. As it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic would fundamentally change almost all workplaces across the country, we could easily see how our

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Aug 18
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Section 4. Five HR Tech Mistakes to Avoid

Sometimes in life, mistakes are the best teachers. Implementing new HR Tech isn’t one of those times. We know there’s a lot on the line; but don ́t let the specter of tech-related frustration prevent you from moving the ball

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Aug 18
Blue Horizon Benefits
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A Primer on Changes to 2021 Group Health Plans

While most business owners and executives have been fretting about the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects on the economy and the survival of their business, now is a good time to conduct a review of group health plans in light

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Aug 18
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Section 3. Staying Future Ready

Necessity is the mother of invention. The global COVID-19 pandemic has led organizations to be much more inventive in how they’re managing Human Resources. But we wonder if that reactivity—while necessary—is leading organizations to implement solutions for today’s challenges without

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Aug 18
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Section 2. Why Now?

In a recent LeapPulse survey of HR professionals, 83% of respondents said their organizations had become more focused on digital transformation during COVID-19, and 80% of respondents believed they’d continue to accelerate in that direction post-COVID. We believe there ́s a

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Aug 18
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Section 1. What is HR Tech

The answer is simple: HR Tech is any software or web-based tool that helps you manage your people. Admittedly, that definition is pretty broad. So here are some of the most common sub-categories. Payroll System: Almost no one computes payroll

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Aug 12
Blue Horizon Benefits
COVID-19

Insurers Don’t Have to Pay for Testing Returning Workers: HHS

New guidance from the Trump administration absolves insurers of the responsibility of paying for COVID-19 tests that are required for workers who are returning to the job. The guidance, released by the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury,

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