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Is Travel Insurance Necessary or a Waste of Money?

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With the recent global tech outage causing multiple days of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers, the discussion around travel insurance has become even more relevant. Travel insurance is one of those things you don’t need until you really need it, so many people choose to travel without it.

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60 Employee Benefits Survey Questions for Actionable Insights

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Health Insurance 17. Are you and your family enrolled in health insurance? Are you satisfied with your health insurance? Do you feel your health insurance will meet your needs in the future? Are you familiar with our allowances for technology/transportation/housing/gym memberships? Why or why not? affordable?

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What is a Special Needs Trust?

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Money in a special needs trust is managed by a trustee and can be used for housing, transportation, education, health and other expenses that supplement government benefits. So, keeping any other finances separate, such as in a trust, is important to maintain funding from the government. How is the money in a special needs trust used?

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Climate Protection Could Soon Be Part of Your Employee Benefits Package

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Therefore, it’s important for companies to provide support, such as monetary assistance for transportation to evacuate, temporary housing and/or relocation costs. Also, carriers for home, automobile, boat, motorcycle and pet insurance may offer expedited payment services following a climate disaster.

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Uber, Lyft win California ruling to consider drivers as independent contractors

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Passed in November 2020 by nearly 60% of voters in California, Prop 22 allows app-based transportation services to classify drivers as independent contractors if they are paid at least 120% of the minimum wage while passengers are in the car and receive expense reimbursements and subsidies to pay for health insurance.

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Top 22 Employee Benefits HR should Know in 2024

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Some common examples of employment benefits include employee health insurance, paid time off, and employee wellness programs. employee health insurance is a key part of most employee benefits packages, while in France, many employees receive restaurant vouchers for each workday. For example, in the U.S.,

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Car Culture: Can We Break our Obsession?

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But as gas and insurance prices skyrocket, we still continue to buy more and bigger cars, even with record-high loans and monthly payments. “We, as Americans, believe that our cars are a part of our identity.” Kiersten and Julien Saunders (@richandregular) have different and complicated histories with cars.