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Air-Conditioning the Workplace: What are the Rules?
Do some of your employees work in hot conditions? If those workers have heart conditions, they may be entitled to air conditioning as a “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) … Case In Point: Charles Gribben worked as a UPS driver in Phoenix where he transferred trucks to various locations. He had…
Don’t Leave Children in a Hot Car
It seems like a no-brainer: Don’t lock your children inside hot cars and leave them there. Yet, in the last 10 years, more than 300 children have died from heat after being left in an unattended car and child safety advocates want parents to understand the dangers. Right now, only 11 states have laws…
Government Reports
It seems like every time you open a newspaper or magazine, there’s another “government report” staring you in the face, where people with a wall full of degrees and a seemingly unlimited budget get to pontificate on what’s good for all of us. Some of these reports we construe as fact (The Surgeon General’s report…
Randy Boss: A Response to the RAND report
Congress mandated analysis of wellness programs as part of the Affordable Care Act and the results were released a few days ago by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services. Some headlines read ‘Workplace Wellness’ fails bottom line. Those who do not support wellness efforts said I told you…
A Wellness Case Study
For Toni Shibayama, SPHR, CBWA, and a partner at SK Financial of Southern CA. the call came from the HR Department of a 600 employee Southern California Social Club, who stated the club wanted to enhance their focus on their strongest asset, their employees and their members. Take care of your people. They will take…
CBWA Trainings Set for August and September
The first step in earning the CBWA designation is partaking in a 2 day certification institute, with the next ones being held August 12-13 in Philadelphia, PA and September 9-10 in Atlanta, GA. The 2 day institute is an intense, enlightening–and exciting–journey through the 5 steps of benefits risk management. This institute is designed to lay…
Are smoking restrictions on the job creating more health problems?
As more and more workplaces restrict smoking among its employees, have these restrictions led to an increase in smokeless tobacco use among US workers. Smokeless tobacco exposure increases the risk of oral cavity, esophageal and pancreatic cancers, and stroke. The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use decreased from 1987-2000, except among men 25-44. While smokeless tobacco use…
Wellness Works!
A Michigan tool wholesaler with 70 employees had seen its Experience Modification Factor rise steadily from the industry average of 1.0 to a staggering high of 2.0. As a result, the company was in danger of being placed in an assigned risk pool at very high rates. After careful and thorough analysis from a Certified…
Selling Wellness Benefits in the Obamacare World
Think back to March 23, 2010. President Obama just signed the Affordable Care Act. The law put in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that were to roll out over the next eight years. Do you remember what you were thinking at this moment? If you were like the other thousands of benefits brokers throughout the nation,…
Preston’s Message – May 2013
According to numerous studies; “Healthier employees lead to lower premiums.” And if employers can make their employees healthier without cutting benefits or shifting more premium costs to their employees, where is the downside? After all, Fortune 1000 companies have been using wellness for years to combat the rising costs of healthcare. So, the question is,…