Employment and HR
National Mortgage Professional Magazine Designates OpenClose a Top Mortgage Employer for the Third Consecutive Year
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — OpenClose(R), an industry-leading multi-channel loan origination system (LOS) and digital mortgage fintech provider, announced that it was selected as a 2019 Top Mortgage Employer by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) magazine for the third straight year….
EPIC to Sponsor Generations Family Business Conference in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it will sponsor the Generations Family Business Conference on Feb. 11-12, 2019 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, Calif….
Strategic Benefits Advisors Promotes Three Consultants to Director Level
ATLANTA, Ga. — Independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm Strategic Benefits Advisors (SBA) today announced the advancement of retirement plan consultants Kim Shumate, David Runsick and Harry Souder to the role of director. Shumate, Runsick and Souder were promoted in recognition of their sustained contributions to SBA, including their proven success leading complex projects to high-value outcomes and fostering strong client relationships….
Study: Housing Workforce Shortage Is Barrier to Affordability
OAKLAND, Calif. — According to California’s Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), the golden state must dramatically increase the productive capacity of its residential construction sector in order to create enough new housing to improve affordability. However, new research released today by Smart Cities Prevail shows the industry has failed to make the investments necessary to compete for the more than 200,000 new workers necessary to meet this ambitious goal….
EPIC Insurance Brokers and HR Hotlink Partner for the Benefit of California New Car Dealers
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today a marketing and distribution agreement with HR Hotlink. Both firms are longtime valued partners of the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA)….
Former Houzz and Drip leader joins Cloudvirga as vice president of talent
IRVINE, Calif. — Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage software, today announced the appointment of Ashley Lundquist as vice president of talent. Lundquist will oversee the firm’s initiatives to attract, develop and retain top technology talent as Cloudvirga rapidly expands its team….
Robert Golan, PC Overturns Judge’s Ruling and Restores Benefits to Injured Worker
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Robert Golan, PC, a worker’s compensation lawyer serving the areas of Long Island, Nassau County, Queens and Suffolk County, recently settled a $250,000 case for a union carpenter who hurt his back at work in 2016. A misunderstanding over the definition of “work” caused the Judge to suspend the $800 per week monetary benefits to that worker and his family….
Large Number of Medical Residency Applicants Receive Rejections
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — This year marked the 16th consecutive increase in the number of medical residency positions offered and Residents Medical, an educational and residency placement organization, is taking notice….
Digital insurance agency Matic named a Central Ohio ‘Best Place to Work’ by Columbus Business First
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Matic, a digital insurance agency whose technology enables borrowers to purchase homeowner’s insurance during the mortgage transaction, has been named one of Central Ohio’s top employers by Columbus Business First….
Danielle Reed of EPIC Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Texas Payroll Conference
HOUSTON, Texas — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that HR Solutions Associate Consultant Danielle Reed has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Texas Payroll Conference (TPC)….