Majority of Employers Offer Tuition Assistance, BLR Poll Finds
(9/8) Over 60 percent of employers offer some form of tuition assistance, according to a recent poll conducted on HR.BLR.com and Compensation.BLR.com.

Race Bias or Bad Behavior?
(9/8) An Alabama public housing employee sought another promotion?her third?after 5 years on the job. When she didn?t get it, she began complaining of race discrimination, contending that Caucasian employees were treated better than she was. She escalated her complaints, and was finally fired in response.

Smoking Rate Stalls Says CDC?Can the PPACA Help Bring It Down?
(9/8) In a new report, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the smoking rate for adults in the United States has stalled at around 21 percent since 2005. Smoking causes almost 450,000 deaths each year in this country, as well as billions in healthcare costs generated by the habit.

National Preparedness Month: Organizations Can Prepare for Emergencies
(9/8) September is National Preparedness Month. The national observance is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security?s Ready Campaign and highlights the importance of preparing for emergencies such as natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks.

Agencies Further Define ?Preventive Services?
(9/7) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as healthcare reform, provides that new benefit plans and their issuers cover certain preventive care services provided in network without charging patients any co-pays or deductibles. But until interim regulations were issued, it was hard ...

New IRS Guidance Affecting FSAs
(9/7) The IRS issued guidance on statutory changes concerning the use of certain tax-favored arrangements, such as flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), to pay for over-the-counter medicines and drugs.

Ongoing Learning Opportunities Help Build Productive, Satisfied Workforce
(9/7) Nordson EFD recognizes that continuous learning plays an important role in the success of its employees and the company as a whole. In June, the company was selected as a winner in the Providence Business News? ?Best Places to Work in Rhode Island 2010? competition.

How Do You Keep Refrigerators Clean? Poll Shows Nasty Lapses Are Common
(9/3) Keeping refrigerators clean can be a difficult task for employers. A recent BLR poll shows that nearly 50 percent of workplace refrigerators are kept clean for the most part, but occasionally experience some nasty lapses.

HR Daily Advisor Week in Review ? August 30, 2010 to September 3, 2010
(9/3) Below are last week?s advice columns from our sister site HR Daily Advisor. The featured articles discuss healthcare reform, internal investigations, and tuition assistance.

Emergency Action Plans Can Minimize Storm-Related Losses
(9/3) With hurricane Earl threatening New England, Acadia Insurance is reminding business owners to create or revisit their pre- and post-storm Emergency Action Plans (EAPs).

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