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Top Funding News in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016

Advos

Funding Announcements in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016. January 2016. The recruitment marketing platform Smashfly started off 2016 raising $22 million. The first of many big funding announcements in 2016. February 2016. to help small businesses create employee retirement accounts.

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The Affordable Care Act, and Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore It [UPDATE]

ACA Times

I share this first article in that series, with some updates, to provide some perspective on the ACA for those of you who are involved with ACA compliance. Let’s back up and take a look at health insurance and why your company provides it as an employee benefit. I found it interesting to revisit these articles.

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DOL Issues Compliance Guidance for Employee Benefit Plans in The Wake of Hurricane Matthew

HR Daily Advisor

Department of Labor (DOL) has announced an update on compliance with employee benefit plan rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for those adversely impacted. The counties also are referenced in IRS Announcement 2016-39. In light of the devastation following Hurricane Matthew, the U.S.

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2016 HR and Benefit Trends: Compliance gains urgency and support

CheckPoint HR

HR and benefits continue to lead the list of challenges facing employers in 2016. Benefit costs, compliance hurdles and technology decisions loom large for companies of all sizes, and the changing workforce will force managers to rethink long-held standards and processes.

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Employers Expect Costs to Rise for ACA Compliance

ACA Times

One-third of employers expect the greatest cost increase from ACA implementation to take place in 2016, according to the survey conducted by the International Foundation Benefit. The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans has more than 33,000 multiemployer, corporate and public sector members with over 25 million employees.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Each week, with the help of HRmarketer Insight software , our researchers compile a sampling of mergers & acquisition, funding and partnership announcements from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Employers Resource Association Announces Partnership with Federal Labor and Compliance Expert.

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A new federal pregnancy law is now in effect; what HR needs to know

HRExecutive

From mass layoffs to emerging technologies , an increasing number of topics are fueling compliance concerns from today’s HR leaders—and, starting this week, they have another area to focus on: pregnancy discrimination. HRE: How can employers fundamentally ensure they are in compliance with the PWFA?