16 Sep 9 items to tackle ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline

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In order to avoid some very long nights in the coming weeks, here are nine items you need to check off your 2014 checklist to stay out of the PPACA’s woodshed....

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16 Sep Legislators consider workers’ comp changes

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The price discrepancy, reported in a recent study of medical payments in Wisconsin, is fueling discussion about the cost to businesses of workers’ comp insurance. Read more...

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16 Sep No Employer Penalty for Lack of Health Exchange Notice: DOL

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Although it is still advised by the DOL that employers notify employees by October 1, there is no fine to face if they do not. Read full article...

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13 Sep Harvest Time Brings Increased Risk of Crashes

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The Journal Sentinel says state agriculture officials have initiated a study group to address issues resulting from farm machinery on roadways, including damage to roads and bridges....

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13 Sep DOL Says No Fine for Failing to Provide Exchange Notices in 2013

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DOL announces that there will not be a penalty imposed on employers that fail to distribute the health insurance exchange notices which are planned to roll out in October 2013. ...

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13 Sep What’s in Your HazCom Plan?

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Does your written HazCom plan include all the information required by OSHA? Here's a quick review of essential content....

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13 Sep Can Happiness Heal? How a positive attitude might save your life

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Health and happiness. Are the two linked? We can assume that those with good health are generally happy to be well. But what about the other way around? ...

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13 Sep DOL Announces Non-Enforcement of Marketplace/Exchange Notice

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With less than a month before the exchanges roll out, the DOL announces that employers do not have to provide exchange notices and will not penalize employers that fail to provide the notice. ...

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12 Sep NIOSH rolls out safety info for young working drivers

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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a new set of factsheets to help young drivers stay safe on the job: one for employers and another one for parents and young workers....

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12 Sep Employees say companies have yet to communicate benefit changes

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Sixty-nine percent of employees surveyed say their employer hasn’t communicated changes coming to their benefits package due to health care reform, despite the October 1 deadline....

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