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Supply Chain Sustainability: An Integral Part of Reputational Risk

HANNAH WIKUM
RGL Logistics

This blog post originally appeared on RGL's blog.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

7 Clues You're Ready for New HR Technology

MICHAEL WEISKIRCH
HR Technology Specialist

Almost 60% of companies plan to make a major new HR technology purchase in less than two years, according to a recent Forbes article. This being the case, there's a good chance this big-ticket item has been kicking around your company. [This webinar on developing a self-service culture using HR technology could be good food for thought; it starts at 10 a.m. CDT Sept. 10.]

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

How to Avoid MSA Traps in Work Comp Settlements

TIMOTHY S. McNALLY
Attorney, Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd.

In work comp settlements, demands often are made for funding of a Medicare Set-Aside (MSA). An MSA is money set aside for future medical expenses incurred by the claimant. MSAs exist to protect Medicare from paying for medical benefits that should have been paid for by the party responsible for the injury.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

Health Care Reform Deadline for All Employers is October 1

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

Attention all employers: An important Affordable Care Act (ACA) deadline is on the horizon. By no later than October 1, 2013, all employers must notify employees about the existence of the health care marketplace and provide marketplace contact information.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Onsite Health Clinics: Who Should Consider Them?

PATTY MURPHY
HNI Health Care Consultant

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

How Employers Can Break Through Work Comp Claim Dysfunction

JODI MATHY
HNI Senior Claims Consultant

Many employers will encounter a particularly challenging type of employee — the employee you suspect is "gaming the system" when it comes to a work comp claim.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

7 Reasons Why Insurance is Important

ART JOSETTI
HNI Account Executive

Insurance is tricky. It's not like buying a chair or a shirt or groceries. When you buy insurance, you're buying a promise. It's a promise that if something catastrophic happens to your business, your carrier is going to assist you to make your business whole again. Sometimes, though, it's tempting to question the value of insurance because it is an intangible product.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

4 Ways You're Failing to Develop Future Leaders

MIKE NATALIZIO
HNI CEO

Right now, your top leadership ranks likely are staffed with experienced professionals who possess tons of institutional and industry knowledge.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

How Duck Dynasty Can Help You in Recruiting Drivers

MARK G. GARDNER
CEO, Avatar Management Services, Inc.

Recruiting drivers probably is the most difficult challenge motor carriers face. Everyone agrees — it’s a jungle out there. But, believe it or not, some people have a tougher job than you do.

Topics: Transportation

Understanding Health Care Reform: 4 Steps for Talking to Employees

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

To say the the Affordable Care Act is keeping employers on their toes is a bit of an understatement. Understanding health care reform — and getting compliant is a significant undertaking for many organizations.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits