Monthly Archives: August 2010

Company health promotion is among the most vital investments which a corporation can make. Companies which begin health promotion programs aren’t simply investing in the physical health and wellness, safety, and psychological health of their personnel, but are additionally taking … Continue reading →

Do you know the fastest-growing basis for EAP use since 2003?   It isn’t for substance abuse or depression. Actually, it’s financial in nature. Over the last five years, there is been a announced 69 percent jump in staff member … Continue reading →

Allowing employees to bring camera phones to work can carry hidden legal risks.   But should you tackle this issue aggressively or trust your workforce to do the right thing?  Every corporation wants to create an environment where workforce feel … Continue reading →

In a value-based plan, the idea is to reward personnel for seeking treatments that promote wellness. The more clinically viable the treatment, the less an worker compensates out of pocket for it. Example –  Women over 40 and younger employees … Continue reading →

As scary as they seem at first glance, complying with health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)’s privacy rules could be relatively painless. Contrary to common belief, the rules – with several key exceptions – apply only to a fraction … Continue reading →

A lot of firms are still missing an opportunity to trim some medical plan expenses. Generic versions of high-cholesterol drug Zocor have been on market for two years now, but a fair share of business drug store plans have yet … Continue reading →

When it comes to health-coverage laws, there is often a domino effect. As individual states require insurers – and in some instances, businesss – to cover or offer coverage of specific individuals  and procedures, similar laws can spread quickly to … Continue reading →

Who worries more about health care costs –  lower-compensated or higher compensated employees? Answer –  Both groups worry equally about their out-of-pocket healthcare costs, as reported by a PNC Services Group survey of 1,485 workforce. Almost 52% of all respondents … Continue reading →

It could be easier than you think to eliminate a major reason workforce sue. How? Well, roughly 75% of staff member lawsuits happen because of accidental disconnects between an business’s internal policies and procedures, and what’s written in the plan … Continue reading →

Nine of 10 HR managers polled by Colonial Life feel that employees have at least a vague notion that benefits are a valuable part of working at a company. Nonetheless, the same study found that only 21% of those businesss … Continue reading →