Employers and HR professionals know obesity impacts business. And as a nation, we've been outright told we're too fat. So why, after decades of increasing waistlines, would we expect a national campaign to suddenly change things?
Democratic House members from New York and California are pushing a bill that would mandate special privileges to women who wish to remain in the workplace and maintain a healthy pregnancy.
Enrollment season this year will bring an added compliance requirement for employers, which is intended to help plan enrollees know exactly what theyre getting out of their policy.
The low co-pay gap between emergency room visits and primary care physicians is tempting employees to get their "everyday ailments" taken care of at a hospital rather than a doctor's office.
The Republican majority on the House Ways and Means Committee says the "Democrats' health care law," otherwise known as health care reform, contains policies that create "perverse financial incentives" for employers to stop offering health insurance to their employees.
May is Global Employee Health and Fitness month, an initiative launched by the National Association for Health & Fitness and ACTIVE Life.
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