Compensation & Benefits

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• It's on Uncle Sam

BusinessWeek.com - Making section 125 plans work

• Fitness That Fits

BusinessWeek.com - Smartrainer customizes workouts

• An Apple a Day . . .

Entrepreneur.com - "We started losing potential employees because [of that]," says the 37-year-old Boise, Idaho, software developer. So in 2000, Crawforth added health coverage to the ...

• Creating a Great Place to Work

BusinessWeek.com - By honoring its commitment to open communication, Griffin Hospital consistently makes the Great Place to Work Institute's annual list of best employers

• Starting a Business Instead of Retiring

BusinessWeek.com - Entrepreneurship holds increasing appeal for retirees. But they need to address four unique challenges to improve their chances for success

• A Price War in Health Insurance

BusinessWeek.com - After enduring years of premium hikes, small business is being courted by carriers eager to make deals

• New Year, New Payroll

Entrepreneur.com - While you're staying late at the office doing payroll calculations and worrying about how many IRS regulations you might be unintentionally violating, other small business ...

• Volunteering as a Benefit

Entrepreneur.com - Today's job seekers are looking for more than stock options and 401(k) plans. If recruiting and retaining employees is on your priority list in 2008, you may want to consider ...

• What Works: Dishing It Out

BusinessWeek.com - The benefits of phantom stock

• A Good Place to Be an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur.com - As a native Californian, if it weren't for my extensive travels around the country and the world, I would never appreciate how truly special the environment here is for ...

• Determining Employee Compensation

Entrepreneur.com - Employee compensation can be a sensitive subject, and people get very passionate when trying to determine the most appropriate compensation plan for any business. Many human ...

• Steve Case Takes on Health Care

Entrepreneur.com - The U.S. health-care industry is an unpleasant subject for many Americans. It's not surprising when you consider that across the country approximately 45 million people are ...

• Retirement Planning for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur.com - All you have to do is Google the phrase "retirement planning" and a plentitude of websites will appear--more than 1.8 million. However, when it comes to planning for the ...

• No EZ Answers

Entrepreneur.com - When entrepreneur Chuck Morris heard that Knoxville, Tennessee, was selected as a federal Empowerment Zone in 1999, he was understandably excited. His marketing communications ...

• Video Games at Work?

Entrepreneur.com - Admit it. You've played Solitaire , Minesweeper or another game on your computer at work before. And you probably felt a little guilty about it. But imagine a workplace where ...

• 20 Low-Cost Employee Perks

Entrepreneur.com - Sorry, no one is in the office right now: They?re all at the movies . Don't laugh--such a response is becoming more plausible as employers find new and enticing ways to ...

• The Best and Worst Holiday Bonuses

Entrepreneur.com - It doesn?t always feel better to give than receive--just ask anyone anxiously awaiting their holiday bonus. ?Tis the season to greedily hope for as many greenbacks as you can get, ...

• Pension Plan Basics

AllBusiness.com - Even small firms can compete in the job market if they know how to offer enticing compensation packages. Learn more about how pension plans can beef up your benefits.

• What Is an ESOP?

AllBusiness.com - Learn more about how an employee stock ownership program can improve employees' work efforts, build loyalty, and create new transfer opportunities for retiring business owners.

• Developing Vacation and Sick Leave Policies

AllBusiness.com - When developing sick leave and vacation policies for your company, there are some things you must do, because you're required to by law, and some things you should do, because...