From the monthly archives: May 2015
Affording employee health benefits is a common human resources challenge for small and growing businesses. On one hand, we value the role health benefits play in compensation, recruiting, and retention. On the other hand, the cost is prohibitive even for the most profitable businesses. Continue reading
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Construction Worker Safety
Construction workers who are Hispanic, young and employed by small firms likely face greater occupational safety challenges than almost any other employee segment or in any industry in the United States, a new report finds. Continue reading
The site includes guidance on ways to protect cognitive abilities, from common-sense advice such as not smoking and wearing a helmet to the less-defined goals of building your brain reserve, having a purpose in life and staying positive. Continue reading
The Obama administration on Monday put health insurance companies on notice that they must cover all forms of female contraception, including the patch and intrauterine devices, without imposing co-payments or other charges. Continue reading
In a ceremony at Hoover Dam, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) unveiled the Freightliner Inspiration Truck, what it says is the first licensed autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the U.S. Continue reading
By: Eric Hartley (Las Vegas Review Journal) May 2015
After spending months in limbo, … Continue reading
The Affordable Care Act (ACA). Many small business owners have been asking the same question since the Law’s introduction. “How does the ACA benefit my small business? Continue reading
Emergency room visits have increased under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act despite the law’s promises and efforts to curb them, ER room doctors say.
Three-quarters of emergency physicians say that emergency visits are going up, according to a new poll by The American College of Emergency Physicians. It’s a significant jump from just one year ago when less than half reported increases. Continue reading
