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HR & Benefits Essentials Named a Finalist in the American Business Awards
May 18, 2010
Stamford, CT - HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com) has been named a Finalist in the 2010 American Business Awards. The awards, also called the Stevie® Awards, were created to honor the achievements and significant contributions of organizations and business people worldwide, according to the Stevie Awards. The organization’s stated mission is to raise the profile of exemplary organizations and individuals among the press, the business community, and the general public.
The Stevie Awards considered more than 2,700 entries representing businesses of all sizes and nearly every industry. HR & Benefits Essentials is a Finalist in the Web Site or Blog category. Among the Finalists that HR & Benefits Essentials joins are Apple, Ford Motor Company, and PepsiCo. Award categories include Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, and Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year.
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HR & Benefits Essentials Wins Multiple Hermes Creative Awards
May 5, 2010
Stamford, CT - HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com) has been awarded three major Hermes Creative Awards in the 2010 International Competition. HR & Benefits Essentials is a comprehensive, web-based library featuring human resources, employee benefits, state employment laws and an extensive range of downloadable forms and posters.
Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals. HR & Benefits Essentials won the Platinum Award for Writing, as well as two Gold Awards, for Web Site Overall and Intranet. The Platinum Award recognizes "excellence in terms of quality, creativity and resourcefulness." In issuing the award, Hermes Creative Awards praised HR & Benefits Essentials for its "tremendous achievement" in the industry.
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HR & Benefits Essentials Wins Multiple Awards for Website and Content Excellence
July 8, 2009
Stamford, CT - HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com) has been awarded two APEX Awards for 'Publication Excellence' and received a medal for 'Best Overall Editorial' in the annual Magnum Opus Awards competition. The HR & Benefits Essentials website is a comprehensive, web-based library featuring human resources, employee benefits, state employment laws and an extensive range of downloadable forms and posters.
APEX, the Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition, is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications from newsletters and magazines to annual reports, brochures and web sites. According to the APEX judges, "The awards were based on excellence in graphic design, quality of editorial content and the success of the entry in conveying the message and achieving overall communications effectiveness." In the 21st Annual APEX Competition, the HR & Benefits Essentials team was honored under the category of 'Web & Intranet Site Content & Writing' as well as 'Web Sites.'
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HRandBenefits.com Adds Over 800 Job Descriptions to their Library
January 8, 2009
Developing job descriptions can be time and labor-intensive. HR & Benefits Essentials, a comprehensive web-based Human Resources library, has added over 800 detailed job descriptions for their subscribers to access.
Stamford, CT – HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com), a comprehensive web-based library featuring federal and state Human Resources content, Employee Benefits news and information and hundreds of downloadable forms, has added over 800 detailed job description templates in 22 job categories to their library.
With HR & Benefits Essentials' Job Description templates, subscribers can easily access key job description information and customize it to their company's specific needs to efficiently develop quality job descriptions in a fraction of the time. The Job Description templates are divided into 22 job categories and provides a broad range of occupations in a variety of fields from architecture and engineering to healthcare and technology to business and financial positions.
Read More HR & Benefits Essentials Wins Two Magnum Opus Awards HR & Benefits Essentials Wins 2008 APEX Award
August 13, 2008
HR & Benefits Essentials, a comprehensive web-based library covering HR and Employee Benefits topics, has been awarded a Gold and a Bronze Medal in the 2008 Magnum Opus Awards competition.
Stamford, CT - HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com), a comprehensive web-based library covering Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Tax Compliance and related Business subjects has received two awards in the Fifth Annual Magnum Opus Awards.
The annual Magnum Opus Awards competition, sponsored by ContentWise and managed in conjunction with the University of Missouri School of Journalism, honors excellence in editorial content, design and strategy in custom publishing.
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August 4, 2008
Stamford, CT - HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com), a comprehensive web-based library covering Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Tax Compliance and related Business subjects has been awarded the 2008 APEX Award for Publication Excellence.
APEX, the Annual Awards for Publication Excellence, is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications from newsletters and magazines to annual reports, brochures and Web sites.
In the 20th Annual APEX Competition, the HR & Benefits Essentials team was honored under the category of 'Web & Intranet Site Content & Writing.' The entries were judged on "excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence."
"HR & Benefits Essentials is once again honored to be recognized in the 2008 APEX Awards competition." said Managing Editor Martin A. Censor, Esq. "This is the second year in a row that we have won the APEX Award for Publication Excellence, a tribute to our contributing authors and editors, and to our content management and design team at ASC Technologies."
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HR.com offers award-winning legal, compliance resources & experts to their over 180,000 US members
November 25, 2008
Aurora, Ontario - HR.com and HR & Benefits Essential today announced that they have entered into an agreement that will allow HR.com premier members free access to HR & Benefits Essentials' award-winning human resources and benefits library.
"This partnership with HR & Benefits Essential will help our members tremendously in dealing with critical issues they face on a daily basis," says Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. "HR & Benefits Essentials gives you easy-to-understand explanations and analysis of complicated laws and programs such as COBRA, ERISA, HSA, FLSA, FMLA, HIPAA and USERRA, and how they impact your business. HR.com's commitment to shared knowledge on best practices, trends, industry news and ongoing HR education, makes our partnership with HR & Benefits Essential a natural fit."
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HR & Benefits Essentials Releases 50-State Minimum Wage Report
May 15, 2008
HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com), the award-winning online Employment Law and Employee Benefits business library, has developed a Special Report explaining the new State and Federal Minimum Wage rates and laws set to change in July 2008.
Stamford, CT, May 15, 2008 -- HR & Benefits Essentials (www.HRandBenefits.com), the award-winning online Employment Law and Employee Benefits business library, has released a Special Report explaining the new State and Federal Minimum Wage rates and laws set to change in July 2008.
"Our goal is to provide brokers and their clients with vitally important information that businesses need every day. There appears to be some confusion regarding application of the Federal versus the State Minimum Wage. Brokers often ask, on behalf of their clients, where they can find more information about the Minimum Wage rates in their states. In response, we have prepared this Special Report, to clarify the State and Federal Minimum Wage rate information." comments Lillian Shapiro, Partner HR & Benefits Essentials.
To obtain a copy of the 2008 Minimum Wage Report free of charge, simply go to www.HRandBenefits.com and click on the link, Free Minimum Wage Report or email tom@benefitsessentials.com.
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Zywave has partnered with HR & Benefits Essentials
April 22, 2008
Zywave, a leading technology provider of products and services for insurance brokers, announced today that it has partnered with HR & Benefits Essentials, a Stamford, CT-based developer and nationwide distributor of human resources and benefits information and forms.
The partnership will allow group benefits brokers who use Elements, Zywave's new customizable client communication portal, the option to purchase "Unlimited Access" to HR & Benefits Essentials' comprehensive Web site for themselves, their clients and prospects. This online HR and benefits library features a reference center with thousands of easy-to-read pages on such complex topics as HIPAA, COBRA and LTC, and includes hundreds of downloadable forms.
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BenefitsEssentials.com Wins 2007 APEX Award
July 11, 2007
BenefitsEssentials.com, a comprehensive web-based library covering Human Resources, Employee Benefits, and related subjects has been awarded the 2007 APEX Award for Publication Excellence.
Stamford, CT, July 11, 2007 -- BenefitsEssentials.com, a comprehensive web-based library covering Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Tax Compliance and related Business subjects has been awarded the 2007 APEX Award for Publication Excellence.
In the Nineteenth Annual APEX Competition, the BenefitsEssentials team was honored under the category of Web & Intranet Site Content & Writing. The entries were judged on "excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence."
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