Latest articles by Martha Lynn Craver
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Businesses Tackling End-of-Life Issues
Employee Benefits Company initiatives dealing with terminal illness can ease employees’ minds and lower health costs.
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Businesses Seek Relief from Health-Reform Mandate for More 1099 Paperwork
Business Costs & Regulation Firms claim the new requirement is just too big a hassle.
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More Disclosure on Airline Fees on the Way
Travel And eventually, Uncle Sam will demand a share of the fees by taxing them.
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Genetic Medicine Finally Hitting Its Stride
insurance Genetic analysis is reshaping how we treat cancer, lupus, osteoporosis and other diseases.
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Foreign Travelers Returning to the U.S.
Travel After a downturn in 2009 -- the first in six years -- expect steady growth for the next several years.
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Slow Recovery Likely for Business Travel
Business Travel Firms are a long way from returning to the days of big spending.
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Push for Healthier Diets Means Big Industry Change
Business Costs & Regulation Americans haven’t responded well to urgings, so governments, doctors and employers are getting tough.
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Employees Are Eyeing the Door
Employee Benefits Honing hiring and benefits strategies now will give employers the edge as the economy heats up.
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Employers Face Growing Headaches Under New Federal Rules
Business Costs & Regulation The Obama administration is moving forward on several workplace decisions that will complicate life for businesses.
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Airlines To Package Fees Into Annual Subscriptions
Business Travel As add-on fees proliferate, the major carriers are offering deals to lock in customer loyalty.
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Health Bill Will Saddle Employers With Mountains of Paperwork
Employee Benefits Though details are still being worked out, it’s clear that the new health plan will mean a lot more administrative work -- as well as additional costs -- for companies.
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Employers Left in the Dark on New Mental Health Law
Employee Benefits The mental health parity law takes effect Jan. 1, but critical guidance that companies need is still a long way off.
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Families of Wounded Vets to Get More Relief
Employee Benefits Congress and the Obama administration take steps to help returning veterans.
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Congress Likely to Pass Tough Passengers’ Rights Bill
Travel In an about-face, business travel groups are calling for lawmakers to approve a no-nonsense bill.
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Employers Are Facing Big Changes with Health Care Reform
spending As Congress struggles to produce a bill, key elements affecting companies are emerging.
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Employers, Guns and the Second Amendment
Politics With more workers getting laid off or forced into furloughs -- to say nothing of the stress from home over unpaid bills and rising health care -- it's no wonder that workplace violence is a growing concern of employers. Many are offering more counseling and at a minimum, they want workers to leave their guns at home.
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The Devil in Containing Health Care Costs
insurance There's some cheering news on health care: Cost-cutting is working, driving annual increases for employer-provided health insurance into single digits for the first time since 2000.
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