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Customer Appreciation Day
Save the date
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The Patton Group would like to thank all its clients by hosting a Customer Appreciation Day at the York Revolution. Please see attached flier for more details. Contact us with questions at 717-812-1982.
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The Patton Group is a proud sponsor of the York Revolution
Tickets and shuttle service to all games
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The Patton Group is a proud sponsor of the York Revolution and would like to let all our clients know of how you can take advantage of this. We are offering tickets to all our clients, pending availability, for all the home Revolution games. Also avialable is a free shuttle service to the games provided by the White Rose Bar & Grill. For details and ticket avilability, please contact our office at 717-812-1982.
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Notice and information about the Swine Flu.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
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Flier with important information about the swine flu.
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Avoiding COBRA's Bite
Human Resource Executive Online
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Because the federal stimulus bill offers a subsidy of COBRA benefits, employers should expect increased selection of the coverage. The changes will increase employer costs and require new processes to be developed to comply with the enhanced benefit. The deadline is fast approaching.
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Complying with the COBRA Subsidy: A Precursor to Health Care Reform?
Groom Law Group
Cheryl Risley Hughes, Esq.
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President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA") on February 17, 2009, which includes a new COBRA subsidy for the recently unemployed. The policy behind the COBRA subsidy is an effort to provide health coverage to the newly unemployed American workers and their families who have been impacted by the recent economic crisis through the current health system.
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HIPAA Reform Raises the Bar on Privacy Compliance
Employee Benefit News
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Group health plans and their sponsors routinely rely on business associates with whom they want to be able to share “protected health information,” as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
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IRS Posts COBRA Answers
National Underwriter Company
Allison Bell
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The Internal Revenue Service has released more advice about how to interpret the new health benefits continuation rules.
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IRS Revises Employer's Tax Guide to Comply With ARRA
Hewitt Associates
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on April 13, 2009, posted to its Web site "major changes" to 2009 Publication 15 (Circular E) Employer's Tax Guide.
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In Hard Times, Employees Place More Value on Benefits
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
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As the economy struggles through a severe recession, U.S. employees are more aware of their personal risk exposure, causing 56 percent to report that they appreciate their workplace benefits more than ever, according to MetLife’s 7th Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study.
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Risky Behavior: Employees Scrimp on Rx Costs
Employee Benefit News
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Americans have become blindsided by prescription drug costs recently, leading many to partake in unsafe practices to control those costs, a Consumer Reports poll discloses.
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Growing Pains: Consumer-Driven Healthcare Savings And The Need For Better Information
Milliman
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Anyone paying attention has heard an awful lot of talk about the cost of healthcare. In recent years, a number of healthcare plans stepped forward with an innovative new strategy, which they dubbed a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP).
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Employees Step Up Use Of Health Benefits
National Underwriter Company
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The recession is forcing employers to increase cost-sharing approaches as plan participants increase their use of the benefits out of fear they might lose them, a new survey finds.
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Employers May See Tax Breaks On Wellness Programs
Employee Benefit News
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House and Senate lawmakers recently reintroduced the Healthy Workforce Act, which would provide a tax credit to employers that offer comprehensive wellness programs.
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Consumer Attitudes on Healthcare
Conning Research & Consulting, Inc.
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Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. health care system; 82% think it should be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt, according to a 2008 survey by the Commonwealth Fund.
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House Legislation Proposes Up to 12 Weeks of Annual Paid Leave for U.S. Workers
Sutherland
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On March 25, 2009, Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), chair of the Committee on House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, introduced the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 (HR 1723), a bill that would provide workers up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave benefits annually.
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