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Has major healthcare insurance disruption just been launched? Only the future will answer that question, yet the recent announcement by Amazon, JP Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway creates a financial juggernaut with a proven ability to execute. Disruption in business is defined by Webster’s as “to break apart” or “radically change an industry or business strategy.” What …

5 reasons health and wellness

One: The changes I have made in my personal and professional life are no longer considered New Year’s resolutions. They say it takes three weeks to create a habit, and the end of January makes four-ish.  So that should stick, right? Two: A reprieve from the full moon. Did you know that January is one …

Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Their mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. They ship …

Think you know what this post is about? Sorry, try again. Based on the title, you may think this is about saying “Thank You” in the workplace.  It’s not. This post is not about supervisors expressing gratitude to employees to improve performance. It’s not about encouraging co-workers to say “Thank You” to one another.  Nor …

Benefits

Employers are once again being challenged with workforce staffing and readiness due to improving economic trends and an aging workforce.  Said another way, employees are increasingly mobile – to other employers or into retirement! The first paragraph in my Risk Management college text said, “Employee benefits are designed to help attract and retain employees as …

Jordan Bochniak SHRM-CP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By John S. Dodson August 23, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Executive and employee benefit consulting firm, The Benefit Company (TBC) is pleased to welcome Jordan Bochniak. Upon graduating from Auburn University’s marketing program in 2006, Jordan began her career in marketing and business development.  Her desire to help clients and proactive methods of …

Utilization of Prevention and Wellness Programs

This white paper is intended to show not only how important wellness programs are for an individual, but also how important they are for an organization. In addition, it will demonstrate how wellness programs have evolved over the past few years in terms of their scope and adaptation. After reading this white paper, you should …

Human Resources News

Legal/Regulatory Updates   OSHA proposed extending the date by which certain employers are required to electronically submit information from their 2016 Form 300A, from July 1, 2017 to December 1, 2017 DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta submitted a Request for Information to the OMB, to initiate public comment on the overtime rules proposed by the Obama …

The Top Five Responses of Employers to Ward Off Rising Pharmacy Benefit Costs

The pharmacy benefit is the most utilized benefit in your employer health plan and represents 15% (or more) of a typical employer’s health plan spend. Last year, prescription drug spending reached a record-breaking $374 billion, up 13% from the previous year. The end of these rising costs is not in sight: pharmacy spend is increasing …