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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

LaSalle’s China logistics fund secures capital commitments from Texas PSF, SCERS
Texas PSF, the largest educational endowment in the US, and pension fund SCERS have committed $50 million and $30 million, respectively.
Woolly mammoths could walk the Earth again if CRISPR startup succeeds
Colossal lands $15 million to restore the woolly mammoth to the Arctic. The CRIPSR startup thinks it can birth calves in four to six years.
U.S. Hispanics: The Overlooked Stepchild Of American Healthcare & Why Startups Are The Answer
U.S. Hispanics are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the American healthcare system. We’ve all heard stories of less than ideal health outcomes U.S. Hispanics have suffered in the ...
Fast-growing Cincinnati startup celebrates exit following acquisition by Texas-based firm
A fast-growing Cincinnati company — and one of the region’s top up-and-coming startups of 2021 — is being acquired by a Texas-based peer, officials announced Tuesday. Halo Health, a downtown-based ...
CRISPR startup wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth by 2027
Colossal has landed $15m in funding to restore the woolly mammoth to the Arctic -- and it thinks it can birth calves in four to six years.