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FMLA Can Be Used as a Warning System to Prevent Costly Absences: Survey
… help prevent further long-term absences by connecting at-risk employees with existing benefits such as employee assistance programs , ergonomic remedies and disease management programs.The survey states that companies that pay attention …
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Careers, Culture & Cancer
… cancer through general medical benefits, behavioral health programs and pharmacy recommendations," including employee assistance programs , says Ron Finch, vice president of the business group. "As employers, we need to learn about disability …
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Work, Cancer and Us
… importance in addressing it. The groups are teaming on an employer's guide to cancer care this year.From employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives to improving your communication techniques, the tool kit aims to help improve employers …
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Careers & Cancer
Careers & Cancer
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Elder Care—You Can't Buy, Pray or Prescribe Your Way Out of It
Ed Frauenheim is on assignment. I had been looking forward to lunch with my friend Kate for some time. During the past few years we've bonded over the travails of raising teenagers, the challenges of balancing work and home and the exhausting job of caring for elderly parents. We laugh a lot when
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Getting Workers the Help They Need
About half of the U.S. population will experience a traumatic event, and though a far smaller percentage will develop PTSD as a result, services are usually available to employees who experience trauma.
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Cancer Poses a Growing Challenge to Employers
… benefits, cancer prevention and wellness, employee assistance programs , family medical leave, disability, survivorship ..... including disability, family medical leave and employee assistance programs ."Although cancer strikes just 1.6 percent …
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Poll: Social Life, Not Social Media, Is Work's Biggest Distraction
… people energy. They are better able to deal with anything going on in their lives. It works both ways." Employee assistance programs , or EAPs, can help people with interpersonal problems and stresses at home and thus make people more productive …
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Brain Training Is Becoming the New Push in Employee Wellness
… A lot of the focus is on prevention and early intervention." Bayer says that what is missing in many employee assistance programs is a component that encourages employees to think about caring for their brain and understanding the mind …
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The Titanic Tragedy Continues to Teach New Lessons
… come in terms of companies offering workers and their families assistance in times of need through things like employee assistance programs . EAPs, with roots that trace back to 1917 , have been evolving and growing ever since. According to the …
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For Some Workers, the Piggy Bank Is Fat for Retirement
… Massachusetts, says the company's call center is receiving fewer financial questions from workers with employee assistance programs . Last year 9.3 percent of KGA calls were about financial issues, and this year it's down slightly to …
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On-Site Wellness Programs See Growth, Gain Support of Senior Executives
… said they plan to add telemedicine services in the next year, 9 percent said they intend to begin offering employee assistance programs , and 8 percent said they plan on offering urgent and primary care. "It's important to note that on-site …
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Study: Disability Claims After Intermittent FMLA Indicate That Caregivers Are Finding It Hard to Cope
… Curry says. Reed Group says its findings underscore why companies should take an integrated approach to employee - assistance programs , health and wellness initiatives. The full report is expected to provide HR administrators with a detailed …
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Do You Know What to Do When Violence Invades Your Workplace?
… and even after they are no longer your employees. 2. Flag at-risk employees for assistance. 3. Offer employee assistance programs for those who need them. 4. Involve security personnel and local law enforcement at the first hint that an …
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Best Practices in Benefits
… the Best Practices in Benefits white paper includes the following topics: Making the Case for a Global EAP. Employee assistance programs have been widely used in the U.S. as an effective prevention and intervention strategy. This paper helps …
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How Whirlpool Boosted Employee Productivity
One organization's data shows that health-related productivity losses cost U.S. employers $227 billion annually. Whirlpool officials are striving to reduce one component, called presenteeism, by providing employees with better mental and physical support at the work site.
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After Workplace Violence Incident, Mental Health Resources a Must
Employers also should work to make sure employees are trained in techniques that can help them prevent or escape violent scenarios.
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NFL Creates Wellness Program for Current, Former Players
The league is being sued by thousands of former professional football players who say the league misled them about the dangers of concussions.
