Yesterday, CBS news reported that Chicago has the worst heroin problem in the U.S. 
The report, based on research by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy, claims that there were 23,000 mentions of heroin in emergency room records in Chicago and its suburbs. 
That has a huge impact on employer healthcare costs and productively regardless of [...]

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Terry Cahill on June 29th, 2010

The deadline is July 1, 2010 but many companies are still struggling to understand compliance.
As a provider of employee assistance program (EAP) and managed behavioral health (MBH) services, Perspectives Ltd is in a unique position to help employees before they tap into a businesses’ mental health benefit. 
That can really cut costs for an employer. 
We’re doing [...]

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Jon Vegosen on June 28th, 2010

Jon Vegosen briefs us on important developments regarding employee texting.
The United States Supreme Court addressed employer monitoring of employees’ text messages for the first time on June 17, 2010 in the case City of Ontario v. Quon.  The opinion underscores the need for employers to address text messaging and other newer forms of electronic communication [...]

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Rick Kronberg on June 14th, 2010

Throughout history people have invented new ways to get high – as an escape from the stress of daily life and real problems that need to be faced. 
Today is no exception.
Perspectives Ltd’s Employee Assistance program (EAP) Counselors regularly speak with employees from every walk of life, facing every kind of challenge.  Those conversations are confidential, [...]

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Bernie Dyme on June 10th, 2010

Recently, I opened up my “Google Alerts” and saw a story about Federal benefits being extended to same-sex domestic partners.  I was immediately excited to see the President of the United States opening up benefits beyond traditional family members – and that an employee assistance program (EAP) was included.
Although I’m delighted by this decision, it [...]

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Terry Cahill on June 2nd, 2010

Fun Fact: The Chicagoland Chamber’s EAP costs less than a typical Type A manager spends on daily lattes in a year. 
That’s according to Monday’s OpEd in Crain’s Chicago Business by Jerry Roper, the Chamber’s president & CEO.
His piece titled, “Wellstone-Domenici parity act offers opportunities for employers to retain talent,” talks about the pending talent shortage [...]

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