About Us

For nearly 10 years, HR & Benefits Essentials has been delivering web-based HR and benefits information and forms to thousands of companies nationwide. Our professional team of attorneys, HR specialists, editors and advisors, has developed a comprehensive website that really delivers focused HR and benefits information written in “plain English” so even the most complex topics like HIPAA and COBRA are easy to understand.

Fast and Efficient Answers

HR & Benefits Essentials delivers fast, efficient answers to all your HR and Benefits questions when and where you need them. Our website is designed to simply and efficiently provide thousands of pages of content and hundreds of downloadable forms in an easy-to-navigate, intuitive website. Our customized, topic-specific search engine analyzes and delivers comprehensive, detailed search results in seconds. You can also use our ‘Ask the Experts’ service and email our editors a question and you’ll receive an answer – all at no extra charge.

The Benefits of HR & Benefits Essentials

Have an HR and Benefit need? HR & Benefits Essentials delivers like no other resource available today. The chart below provides highlights of our award-winning site.

HR and Benefits Need

HR & Benefits Essentials Delivers

Federal HR and Benefits Compliance
HR & Benefits Essentials provides comprehensive, federal HR and benefits information including COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA and all federally mandated benefits.
State HR and Benefits Information
HR & Benefits Essentials provides State related HR and benefits information at no additional charge. Key topics such as state oriented COBRA/health continuation coverage, minimum wage and state HIPAA laws are just a small part of our state information coverage
Fast Answers to HR and Benefits Questions
HR & Benefits Essentials proprietary search engine analyzes thousands of pages of content to deliver the information you’re looking for in seconds. Our FAQ sections also deliver the answers you’re looking for in one convenient section. And, you can email us questions in our Ask the Experts area and we will answer within about 24 hours.
Hundreds of Downloadable Forms, policies and checklists
HR & Benefits Essentials provides hundreds of forms, sample policies, checklists and a sample employee handbook at no additional charge! Our special New Employee section provides all the forms you need during the hiring process. And our Termination Forms section provides all the paperwork you’ll need during this very sensitive time including: sample terminations letters, warning notices, discipline reports and COBRA forms
How to Hire and Terminate Employees to Prevent Costly Litigation
HR & Benefits Essentials features a complete range of information necessary during the hiring and termination process including screening application, interviewing, selection, labor laws and compliance, employment at-will, terminating for cause, disciplinary procedures and how to conduct the termination meeting. This section of HR & Benefits Essentials is a must-read for every hiring manager in your company.

Meet Our Managing Editor

Martin A. Censor, Esq. is Managing Editor of HR & Benefits Essentials, and oversees all of our website's content, covering employee benefits, human resources and related tax issues.

Prior to joining HR & Benefits Essentials, Mr. Censor was:

  • Senior Editor at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA),
  • Professor of Taxation at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY),
  • Managing Editor at Warren, Gorham & Lamont (WGL) and Research Institute of America (RIA), where he wrote, edited and managed tax, employment law, compensation and benefits publications, including Benefits Guide, Compensation Guide, Employee Benefits Handbook, Journal of Compensation & Benefits, International HR Journal and others,
  • A Tax Editor at Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
  • A Legal Editor at Panel Publishers,
  • A litigator in Brooklyn, New York, and
  • An attorney in private practice in Queens, New York.

As managing Editor for HR & Benefits Essentials, Mr. Censor heads up a team of professionals who write and edit the content for our website, newsletter and blog, covering: benefits eligibility, cafeteria plans, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, 401(k) plans, hiring, firing and other legal compliance issues of importance to the every business owner and manager.