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Absenteeism costs U.S. business $84 billion a year, report says
Employee absenteeism due to poor health costs U.S. businesses an estimated $84 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a new study. The annual cost ranges from $24.2 billion in professional fields to $160 million among agricultural workers,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
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Many opt for high-deductible health plans despite risks
Alice Marie Francis believes it's important to have health insurance, but finding a plan that fit her budget was no easy task. "Money is tight," says the 50-year-old Burbank mother of two, whose children are insured by their father's work-based policy....
Tags: Insurance, Prescription Drugs, Medical Procedures and Tests, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance
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May Day: Phoenix immigration rally includes workplace issues
PHOENIX — Brenda Juarez has been in this country so long that she doesn’t remember what Mexican state she was born in. She hopes she and her mother will be allowed to stay. The two women joined about 300 people at Arizona’s state...
Tags: Migration, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Employees, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, AFL-CIO
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Coalition working on ballot measure to limit prescription drug abuse
Fearing lawmakers may fail to pass a package of medical reform bills, a coalition of consumer groups and trial lawyers is mounting a campaign to put before voters an even more ambitious slate of initiatives aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, General Practitioners, National Government, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Finance
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L.A. Votes: Mayoral candidates clash over spending, safety and James
Mayoral rivals Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti clashed over outside spending in the race in a debate Monday. Garcetti attacked Greuel for not agreeing to sign a pledge that would have required the candidates to give charities the equivalent of half the...
Tags: Kevin James, Eric Garcetti, Political Fundraising, Politics, Elections
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Prosthetic device makers reach out to aid Boston Marathon victims
A group of companies that design, manufacture and service orthotic and prosthetic devices has banded together to aid uninsured and under-insured victims of the Boston Marathon bombing who have had limbs amputated and may need years of costly care. The...
Tags: Health Insurance, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports
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Labor has helped L.A., but tweaks are still needed
I think it's fair to say that the men sitting across the table from me Monday afternoon were not terribly happy with my recent work. Bob Schoonover, president of Service Employees International Union, Local 721, and Art Sweatman, a shop steward and tree...
Tags: Interior Policy, Public Employees, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, Public Officials
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Hospital prices diverge wildly, U.S. data show
New Medicare data reveal wildly varying charges among the nation's hospitals for 100 of the most common in-patient treatments and procedures, calling into question medical billing practices just as U.S. officials try to rein in rising costs. The...
Tags: Insurance, Healthcare Policies, Prices, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance
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Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices
Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....
Tags: Obesity, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Nutrition, Coca-Cola Co., Michael Bloomberg
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Part-timers to lose pay amid health act's new math
Los Angeles TimesMany part-timers are facing a double whammy from President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part-time employees working 30 hours a week or more. But rather than provide healthcare to more...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Justice System, Darden Concepts, Inc.
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Pro athletes who shop for workers' comp
In recent years, California has become a favorite venue for workers' compensation claims by athletes with only tenuous ties to the Golden State. Many former pros have won six-figure awards for injuries built up over time even though they've never lived or...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Bankruptcy, Justice System
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Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns
WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would. "Any time you'...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Small Businesses, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
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