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Guardian

US employers keep passing rising healthcare costs to workers. There are better options

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Again, healthcare costs are going up. According to a recent study from Mercer, total health benefit cost per…

Gene MarksNovember 8, 2026

Philly.com

When does an employee’s commute become paid work time?

(This column originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) If you have hourly employees who split their time between home, the office and customer locations, you…

Gene MarksOctober 6, 2026

Entrepreneur

Your Merch Could Be a Marketing Goldmine. Stop Treating It Like a Cash Grab.

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways Keep merch affordable and use it to reward customers, build goodwill and strengthen loyalty. The real value…

Gene MarksSeptember 18, 2026

The Hill

JD Vance is right about stay-at-home parents — but his solution is all wrong

(This column originally appeared in The Hill) Should the federal government pay parents to stay at home so they can better raise their children? The Trump…

Gene MarksSeptember 11, 2026

Philly.com

No tax on tips is here. What employers need to know for 2026

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) “No tax on tips” sounds simple. For employers, it isn’t. Starting in 2025, employees who received tipped income can…

Gene MarksSeptember 2, 2026

Entrepreneur

This One Tax Move Could Save Your Company A Lot of Money

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways Recent tax changes have made it worthwhile for many business owners to revisit their entity structure, as the…

Gene MarksJune 25, 2026

Philly.com

A huge new tax break for start-ups just got even bigger

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Want to save a lot of money on taxes? Then make sure the shares in your business can be…

Gene MarksMarch 24, 2026

Guardian

Even amid rising economic uncertainty, now is not the time to hug your job

After all the employee protests over the past few years — the “great resignations”, the “quiet quittings”, the “bare-minimum Mondays” and “coffee badgings” — we…

Gene MarksFebruary 15, 2026

Philly.com

Business owners should consider these strategies to reduce their future taxes

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Thanks to the tax and spending bill enacted in July, many small-business owners I know are moving forward…

Gene MarksDecember 16, 2025

Guardian

Expect a tale of two holiday seasons as the well-off spend and the rest pull back

This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Will retailers and merchants have a strong holiday season? That depends. This year, more than most, the 2025 holiday…

Gene MarksNovember 30, 2025