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Information Every Business Needs to Know^TM

HR & Benefits Essentials (previously Benefits Essentials), our award-winning Human Resource and Benefits library, features easy-to-understand and navigate HR and Employee Benefits content, a targeted search engine, one-on-one responsiveness through 'Ask the Experts’ and hundreds of downloadable forms, policies and checklists. Our comprehensive library fulfills the HR and Benefits information needs of accountants, attorneys, insurance brokers, human resources professionals and employers nationwide, by delivering fast, accurate information when and where they need it.

As a subscriber, you will benefit from our comprehensive coverage of State and Federal HR and Benefits laws and regulations -- all inclusive, for one price! Our complete and through coverage is sure to make your Human Resources and employee administrative work fast, efficient and, most importantly, accurate.

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HR & Benefits Essentials gives you easy-to-understand explanations and analysis of complicated laws and confusing acronyms, such as COBRA, ERISA, HSA, FLSA, FMLA, HIPAA, USERRA, and much more. Our in-depth coverage of human resources and benefits laws includes:

• Employee Benefits -- mandated and voluntary benefits, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, HSAs and more
• Human Resources -- recruitment, termination, labor laws and compliance
• Tax and Financial Planning -- retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, tax laws and forms and more
• Employee Safety (OSHA) -- Federal and state OSHA laws and regulations, compliance tools and more

HR & Benefits Essentials includes hundreds of downloadable forms in a ready-to-use format. Our comprehensive collection of proprietary forms includes human resources forms, sample policies, checklists and model documents for use by both employees and employers.

• Customizable Employee Handbook
• New Hire Forms Toolkit includes: Employment Application, W-4 and I-9 Forms and New Employee Orientation Checklist
• Termination Forms and Checklists
• Sample Human Resource (HR) Policies
• Vacation & Time Off Forms
• Expense Reports and Reimbursement Forms
• Government Forms

Our panel of expert authors and advisors have years of experience advising clients, educating students and peers, and writing about HR, benefits, and related areas.

• Ask the Experts -- As a subscriber you can email our expert staff a HR or Benefits question and receive a personalized answer.
• Customized search engine that delivers comprehensive results in seconds.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), so you get the answers you need fast!

In addition to the thousands of pages of our own proprietary content, information, dictionaries, glossaries and forms, we provide links and information for additional reference and research.

• News and Analysis
• HR and Benefits Newsletters and Blogs
• HR and Benefits Glossaries
• Federal and State Laws and Regulations coverage
• DOL Compliance Assistance tools