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What about Wellness Programs as Part of Health Coverage?

Today many companies offering health insurance also provide wellness programs, which are a preventative medicine approach to health. Today, 94 percent of employers with more than 400 employees and 63 percent of smaller companies offer some type of wellness program, … Continue reading

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ACA and the Problems with a 30 Hour Work Week

Author: Stephen D.Hans Juggling compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and profitability is a problem many employers in the restaurant industry face today. Under the ACA, companies with 50 or more full-time employees must either pay for their full-time … Continue reading

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What Employers Should Understand about Disability Discrimination

Author: Stephen Hans Business owners typically look from an employer’s perspective and fire employees who cannot do the job. For the most part, this line of reasoning is valid and especially if you have at-will employment, where the employer has … Continue reading

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Obama NLRB Appointments Overturned by 3rd Appeals Court

On July 17th the U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, VA became the third court to rule  that President Obama’s recess appointments of National Labor Review Board members last year was unlawful. In the majority opinion, Circuit Judge Clyde Hamilton … Continue reading

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