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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

Exploring Health Insurance Tobacco Surcharges

2 minute read

Employers are increasingly using tobacco surcharges on health insurance premiums to manage costs and encourage healthier lifestyles. While these surcharges are allowed under compliant...

Tips for Preventing Common ACA Reporting Mistakes

2.5 minute read

Navigating the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reporting process is complex, even for the most seasoned employers. Avoiding common pitfalls is essential to ensure compliance and prevent...

Best Practices for Year-round Benefits Engagement

2.5 minute read

Are your employees making the most out of their benefits?

While employers may think about open enrollment only a few times a year, employees think about it even less. And that's...

Millennials Seek Employers Offering Student Loan Repayment Programs

1 minute read

As millennials graduate from college and begin looking for employment, many are saddled with student loan debt - $1.6 trillion in the U.S. alone.1 It’s a financial hardship and stressor...

Rural Schools Receive New Platform to Discuss Technological Needs

1 minute read

Nearly one fifth of U.S. public school students are considered rural. And when it comes to education-reform policy discussions, rural schools and students are often overlooked. That’s...

Private Companies Supplying Substitute Teachers to Michigan Schools

2 minute read

Finding a substitute teacher last minute can be an administrative headache. In one Michigan school district we talked to, Donna, an office employee, recalled when she and her co-workers...

Business Relationships Help Schools Fund Projects

1 minute read

Many school districts don’t have the funding for all the projects they’d like to complete in a given year. Whether it may be uniforms, books, or a new scoreboard, some items may be...

Are employers required to accommodate medical marijuana use?

In SHRM’s article, Weed at Work: Must Employers Accommodate Medical Use?” they examine workplace accommodations for medical marijuana use.

Students Debate Good Qualities of a School Administrator

What makes a good school executive? This Wickedlocal article discusses what one school district did prior to hiring a new superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year.