Bernie Dyme on September 29th, 2010

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks for me with business travel and industry events.  But it’s also been great opportunity to evaluate how we can better serve our customers and their employees and family members. 
My first travel adventure last week was to a conference in Los Angeles called the Employer Healthcare Congress.  It’s actually [...]

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Jon Vegosen on September 21st, 2010

This month, Jon Vegosen discusses some important employment law developments and highlights a new resource.
Illinois Will Prohibit Discrimination Based on Credit History
Effective January 1, 2011, the Employee Credit Privacy Act will become law.  It provides that employers may not ask about an employee’s or applicant’s credit history.  In addition, employers may not refuse to hire, [...]

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Rick Kronberg on September 16th, 2010

Every year, 12-16% of the businesses and organizations we serve are affected by an employee suicide.  An even greater number have an employee that’s affected by a family member’s suicide or suicide attempt.
It may sound above average, but it isn’t.
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), a person dies by suicide every 16 [...]

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Gina Higgin on September 9th, 2010

Information overload is distracting everyone these days – and that can have a significant impact on business outcomes, absenteeism rates, stress levels and even healthcare costs.
In fact, research reports that Americans hear, see or read 34 gigabytes worth of information each day from TV, internet, books, radio, newspapers and other sources.
So, how are we supposed [...]

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Mike Davis on September 7th, 2010

Having been in the employee assistance program (EAP) and substance abuse fields for a couple decades, I’ve seen a lot of different EAPs.  But I really enjoyed my time at Creative Care Management (CCM) – first as director of service operations and then as President and CEO and owner – because we really cared about [...]

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