Employee Benefits
No Employer Penalty for Lack of Health Exchange Notice: DOL
Notifying Employees of Health Insurance Exchanges is Now Optional On Sept. 11, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will not penalize employers who do not provide notice to employees about the upcoming public health insurance exchanges, a requirement that previously faced an October 1, 2013 deadline. As a practical matter, this means that…
Read MoreWellness Corporate Solutions Recognized as a 2013 Healthiest Employer
BETHESDA, MD – Wellness Corporate Solutions (WCS) was named a Healthiest Employer among small businesses by the Washington Business Journal. As a premier wellness company providing customized, high-impact corporate wellness programs nationwide WCS has demonstrated that their health and wellness values are not solely extended to clients, but to their own employees as well. Top…
Read MoreWellness Corporate Solutions Ranks on the Inc. 500|5000 List
BETHESDA, MD – Wellness Corporate Solutions (WCS), a premier wellness company providing customized, high-impact corporate wellness programs nationwide, has made the 2013 Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for a second year in a row. This year, WCS ranked #355, a marked improvement from the company’s 2012 ranking of #533. The…
Read MoreWellness Corporate Solutions Relocates to Accommodate Growth and Expansion
BETHESDA, MD – Following several years of record growth and expansion, Wellness Corporate Solutions (WCS), a national provider of worksite health screenings and corporate wellness programs, will relocate its flagship office to Bethesda, Md. this fall. “We’re absolutely thrilled with our new headquarters,” said Juliet Rodman, Chief Wellness Officer and WCS co-founder. “The company’s growth…
Read MoreEmployers Try New Ways to Combat High Medical Insurance Costs
Kansas City, Kan. — Rising insurance costs are forcing employers to re-evaluate the benefit options offered to employees in an effort to reduce their bottom line. Recently, United Parcel Service (UPS) announced changes to their medical insurance plans that will end coverage for working spouses of UPS employees, beginning in 2014. Cost reduction measures are…
Read MoreAverage Worker's Health Care Costs Increased Due to Out-of-Pocket Expenses; Families Hit Hardest, Nation's Largest Benchmarking Survey Finds
Employers picked up more of individual premiums, but less of families’ premiums, in 2013, and decreased in-network coverage for both Indianapolis, IN, [August 29, 2013] ⎯ Employers covered 18 percent more of a single employee’s health insurance premium, or $934 per employee, this year, but asked employees with dependents to pick up 3 percent more…
Read MoreXONEX Relocation appoints Gina Fresolone to Director of Client Services.
New Castle, DE – XONEX Relocation, a third party relocation services company, today announced that Gina Fresolone has joined the company as Director of Client Services. Gina, a long-time human resources executive with extensive international experience, will manage client services domestically and abroad. “We are very excited to have Gina on board,” said Bill Humphrey,…
Read MoreBuck Consultants' iPad App is a New Resource for Mobile HR Professionals
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2013 — To accommodate today’s mobile workplace, Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company, is offering Buck on the go, a new iPad app that provides access to thought leadership materials on its website. Now available in the iTunes App Store, the app provides Buck Consultants’ most recent news, published articles, white papers,…
Read MoreUnited Benefit Advisors to Sponsor Webinars on Wellness Program Strategies and Related PPACA Regulations
Understand the connection between employee productivity and health and how to ensure wellness initiatives are PPACA-compliant in two upcoming Unum webinars Indianapolis, IN, [August 19, 2013] ⎯ More than 75 cents of every health care dollar spent in the United States goes toward treating chronic diseases such as arthritis, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes,…
Read MoreApplications now open for the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces(TM) Awards
Toronto and San Francisco – Achievers, the leader in employee recognition and rewards software, announced today the opening of applications for the 2013 50 Most Engaged Workplaces(TM) Awards, which recognize top employers in the U.S. and Canada that display leadership and innovation in engaging their workplaces. This year’s awards will be decided by a panel…
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