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Congress Members Introduce More Paid Sick Leave Legislation
U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) introduced legislation yesterday that would guarantee paid sick leave for employees infected by the H1N1 virus (also known as “swine flu”). The legislation would take effect 15 days after being signed into law but would end after two years.

CANADIAN SURVEY FINDS THAT FOUR-IN-TEN CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERERS ARE NOT WORKING
Of those working, nearly 60 per cent of sufferers say chronic pain affects their ability to do their job

Employers Must Prepare for Possible ‘Swine Flu’ Pandemic, and That’s No Hogwash
Employer Readiness Still Must Abide by Legislation That Protects Employee Rights

SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES REVEALS OVER 75% HAVE NO EMERGENCY PLANS FOR H1N1
SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES REVEALS OVER 75 PERCENT HAVE NO EMERGENCY PLANS TO DEAL WITH H1N1 Insite Security and WorldClinic Offer Planning and Prevention Services to Corporate and High Net Worth Clients

More Than A Quarter of Employers Think More Employees are Calling in Sick with Fake Excuses
More Than A Quarter of Employers Think More Employees are Calling in Sick with Fake Excuses Due to Stress Tied to the Recession, Finds CareerBuilder¹s Annual Survey Employers Share Most Unusual Reasons Employees Used to Explain an Absence

Buyers Study 2008: The Trends Employers Are Facing and the Plans They're Buying
What are the trends employers are facing when it comes to benefits? Unum shares its study.

I'm Sick — So Take Care of Me
A cough here, a sniffle there. . . and that's just at work. Recent articles have pointed to the fact that cutbacks in sick pay have forced unhealthy employees to come into work. Don Phin explains more.

Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
Calling in sick for a day off a week in advance is a challenge for any department. Rebecca Harris takes a look at the issue.

State and Local Governments Propose Bills Covering Sick Leave
While current policies vary from state to state, the Benefits USA 2007/2008 survey of more than 5,400 benefit plans found employers offer exempt workers 8.4 sick days on average and non-exempt 7.6.

Unum expands absence management services
Creates unified tracking of employer-authorized policies, FMLA and disability

Businesses Gather to Prepare for Pandemic Influenza
Second national summit to feature Dr. Madeleine Albright as keynote speaker.

"Sick at Work" Survey Found Majority of Employees Go to Work Sick
Warning: High Levels of Employee Presenteeism Coupled with the Flu Season is a Stay-Awake Workplace Issue

HPM Bootcamp Begins 2007 in Bethesda with MidAtlantic Business Group on Health as Host
Accredited program teaches employers how to maximize profits by helping employees to better health

Sick of Work? How Your Company's Sick Day Policy Compares
Beginning as early as October and lasting until spring, flu season can wreak havoc on even the healthiest of families. But, how many sick days do most U.S. employees have? According to the Compensation Data annual survey of more than 5,300 employers, exempt employees have 8.4 sick days on average, while non-exempt have 7.6.

Sick of Work?How Your Company’s Sick Day Policy Compares
Beginning as early as October and lasting until spring, flu season can wreak havoc on even the healthiest of families. But, how many sick days do most U.S. employees have?

Sick Workers on the Job Pose Problems
According to the findings of the 2006 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey, 56 percent of employers now report that "presenteeism," when sick employees show up for work, is a problem in their organization.

Intellisys Names New Marketing Director for NexTrak® Absence and Leave Automation
Appointment of Erika Anderson as NexTrak Marketing Director reflects focus on customer as blueprint for product direction.

Is Your Stress Management Program Stressful in Itself?
Some simple advice-and pass-along strategies-for reducing stress in the workplace, from G. Gaynor McTigue.

The Principal Financial Group Enhances Individual Disability Income Insurance
Optional riders offer greater flexibility and more choices

New ´Advantage Plan´ offers employers more benefit choices and cost savings.
Based on employers´ need to control the cost of employee benefits while still providing quality plans to help recruit and retain top talent, Lincoln Financial Group recently introduced the new Advantage Plan to provide more options for its group long-term disability clients.

Laurdan Associates Announces the Release of the Eighth Edition of its HR Auditing Tool
Laurdan Associates, Inc. recently announced the release of the eighth edition of the Employment-Labor Law Audit^TM (ELLA ®), the nation´s leading HR auditing and employment practices liability risk assessment tool.

UNUMPROVIDENT RESEARCH POINTS TO VALUE OF INTEGRATED CLAIM MANAGEMENT
"Today´s employers often face complicated health and productivity challenges," says Kenneth Mitchell, Ph.D, vice president of return to work program development.

Accrued Sick Leave and FMLA
In a recent 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decision, the Court held that an employer did not improperly terminate an employee at the end of the 12-week FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) period, despite additional sick leave available to the employee. From Kathleen Bray.

Hidden Reasons, Costs Behind Increased Absenteeism at Work
When Jane called in sick last week, she said she had the flu. When Dave didn´t show up to work, he said that he had a bad cold. Zachary Meyer finds when employees are surveyed confidentially, the primary reason noted for missing work has to do with stress or depression.

CANCER IS NUMBER ONE REASON
For the fifth consecutive year, cancer was the leading cause of long-term absence from work for Americans in 2005, according UnumProvident (NYSE: UNM), the leading provider of disability income protection insurance.

Now What?
And the list goes on.

Faulty Excuse
When you should really KNOW how to use the voicemail system.