GWEN SNYDER
HNI Account Executive

Small businesses will not be able to provide workers with a choice of health plans because of a delay in rolling out health exchanges.

PATTY MURPHY
HNI Health Systems Consultant

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) encourages worksite wellness programs to become part of the national public health strategy.

CHRIS TANKE
HNI Vice President & Transportation Practice Leader

The U.S. Department of Transportation warned motor carriers last week against fraudulent letters asking for sensitive financial information.

Reporting workers compensation claims in a timely manner is important.  While late reporting of workers compensation claims by the employer does not affect the employee's benefits, it often causes issues with claims handling process and usually increases the cost to the employer.

PATTY MURPHY
HNI Health Systems Consultant

Affluent customers for years have turned to “concierge” medical care to escape crowded waiting rooms, receive more personalized attention, and gain access a wider range of treatments without long waits and bureaucratic runaround.

PATTY MURPHY
HNI Health Systems Consultant

Employee health matters. Sick employees are less productive, and the costs of treating their chronic illnesses pile up.  Employers have a vested interest in helping employees live healthy lifestyles and manage their health effectively.

JOHN SIMMS
HNI Vice President

As I was flying home last week from the TCA Conference in Las Vegas, I could not help think about Eddie Murphy and the movie Beverly Hills Cop II.  Maybe it was that I had way too much time on my hands waiting for my connection in Phoenix (nobody flies direct anymore, but that is another story).  Or maybe it was because I had sat through seminar after seminar hearing about how our Washington bureaucrats have stepped up enforcement activities in the trucking industry. 

DON JERRELL
HNI Associate Vice President

A few of our transportation clients in Wisconsin have reported an issue renewing their plates that we thought others would like to know about.  The FMCSA requires all motor carriers to update their Motor Carrier Identification Report (MCS-150) every 24 months – but as a participant in PRISM, Wisconsin and many other states now require this to be updated when renewing your IRP plates (every year). 

CHRIS TANKE
HNI Associate Vice President and Transportation Practice Leader

In January 2013, FreightWatch International published their 2012 US Cargo Theft Report.  Included in that report are three trends worth watching in the area of cargo theft.

JOHN SIMMS
HNI Vice President

I had the pleasure of attending the 10th Annual Recruitment & Retention Conference hosted by the ACS and TCA last week in Nashville, TN.  Held at the Renaissance Hotel (a major improvement over the previous year) the conference had over 300 recruiting and retention professionals in attendance.  This conference gave carriers the opportunity to learn new strategies relating to driver recruiting and retention as well as allow these professionals to network with their industry peers.