Saturday Odd Bits Roundup: Greed, Blogging And Insurance
by Miki Saxon
A slightly odd combination today, but one I hope will prove of use to you.
A thought-provoking commentary from Rakesh Khurana, a professor at Harvard Business School and Andy Zelleke, co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, discussing why a cap on CEO pay will have little to no affect of the rampant greed so pervasive these days in the corporate suite.
This CNET post last year regarding the legal implications of employee blogging is a must read. Granted it’s not an in-depth study, but it does give you a heads up on some of the concerns and legal implications.
Here’s an interesting item for those of you in companies of 50 or less employees. I’m a long way from knowledgeable so you need to talk to your experts, but I do know that insurance is a very tough road for small companies, especially in the current economy.
“Section 125 plans let companies and their workers pay for health insurance premiums with pretax dollars. Businesses and employees save 7.65% in FICA and Medicare tax, and workers save on taxes by lowering their taxable income.”
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