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Texas Employee Assistance Programs Can Help You Hire and Retain Talent

Apr 3, 2019lauraBenefits

When your startup is growing and having difficulty finding or retaining talent, a good idea is to offer additional incentives beyond the normal benefits like health insurance and a 401k. Some companies offer Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) to set themselves apart. EAPs include counseling on areas such as work-life balance, stress management techniques, and collaborative

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in Texas

Feb 2, 2019lauraBenefits

Today I am going to talk a little bit more about HIPAA, which is a regulation that affects to the physical, technical, and administrative safeguards put upon employee health information. The following types of information must not be included in an employee’s personnel file, and instead should be kept in the medical file. Information related

Startup Poised to Disrupt $78 Billion US Wine Industry
Today Sommly announces the launch of their Direct-to-Consumer wine marketplace. Sommly helps wineries get discovered, grow their wine club, and sell more wine. Consumers now have access to wine that ...
Meet the Texas-Based Accounting Firm Helping Startups Change the World
AUSTIN, Texas, May 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Austin-based accounting firm Plymouth Wright supports startups by helping them manage their financial reporting. An expanding client base and ...
Creator Economy Leaders Respond to Texas Shooting; Creator Startups Rise to 200; Understanding Twitter’s CEO
It’s hard to jump into the creator economy topics we love to discuss when we’re grieving over the lives lost in Tuesday’s Texas elementary school shooting. That’s what several of our speakers also ...
In his role as investor, Matthew McConaughey backs Austin startup
Matthew McConaughey is far more than an Oscar-winning actor. He’s the “Minister of Culture” for the University of Texas. He’s a professor at UT and a best-selling author. And he’s ...
Here's why crypto companies are flocking to Texas
Mance Harmon graduated from college in 1993 when the World Wide Web was just getting ripples, so he remembers the frustrations of trying to explain it to his parents. It didn't make sense to them ...