Week of October 23, 2017
 
Well-designed and well-implemented incentive plans can be an important tool for overall company success, but they also have the potential to be ineffective and even damaging if not carefully thought out.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB
Haunted Hotels: Here's How Much It Costs To Stay In One

Feeling brave this Halloween season? Try spending the night in a hotel notorious for its hauntings. From the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast to the Stanley Hotel in Colorado

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How Travel Brands Capitalize Emotional And Functional Relationship With Customers

Top travel brand marketing falls into one of two types of connection with customers: 'Emotional' or 'Functional', with Thomson and Booking.com leading the way, according to new research.

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5 Things To Know: October 24 2017

From the desks of the Hotel News Now editorial staff:


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AMA Launches Online Platform To Connect Physicians, Health Tech Companies

The Physician Innovation Network provides an online forum for physicians to collaborate with health tech companies on a paid or volunteer basis. Entrepreneurs and company representatives can also seek physicians with specific expertise to offer feedback on their products and services.

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The Charitable Health Care Racket -- Trump Should Slap New Regulations On Nonprofit Hospitals

The oath most medical school graduates take, there is a line they say: "I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability."

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What It Would Mean To Declare The Opioid Crisis A National Emergency? 5 Things To Know

President Donald Trump told reporters on Oct. 16 he'd officially declare the nation's ongoing opioid overdose crisis a national emergency this week. The move would be unprecedented on the national scale, according to a report from ABC News.

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Can Employees Be Fired for Off-Duty Conduct?

Nearly 30 states have some level of protection based on lawful off-duty activities. These protections typically vary from the limited coverage of tobacco use to a broader protection to use all lawful products,

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Former DOL Admin: 4 Risky Pay Practices The Feds Have A Field Day With

With the DOL's overtime changes under construction, some employers are putting pay-process reviews on the back burner, but that could be a very costly mistake.

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Robots Ratchet Up Recruiting Process

Many people assume that when they apply for a job online their application won't be viewed by a human.  Turns out they are probably right, at least if they are applying to Unilever. And that could be a good thing.

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