Editor’s Note: A number of TLNT readers have asked about this post recently, so here it is again in case you missed it originally. This past week a … Read more

Editor’s Note: A number of TLNT readers have asked about this post recently, so here it is again in case you missed it originally. This past week a … Read more
According to a new survey by GFI Software, email is alive and doing well in small- to mid-sized America. Some 44 percent of respondents use email over … Read more
I’ve yet to talk with someone about employee wellness without hearing about how an employer allows — if not actually provides — donuts or cupcakes or … Read more
As more employers consider how to reduce the percentage of tobacco users in their workforces, one policy in particular has raised eyebrows and hackles more … Read more
Last month I shared a story on health care costs titled The Bitter Pill. That might’ve been what CVS felt they swallowed when they saw their name … Read more
Whoa! What’s that new line item on my W-2? Is that taxable? Employers are starting to field questions like these from their employees. That’s because … Read more
Employees have heard you loud and clear, Ms. and Mr. Employer. They got the message that it’s time to become a savvy health care consumer. They’re out … Read more
We have such good intentions, particularly at this time of year. We intend to eat better, get more sleep, head to the gym more often, budget better. Then … Read more
Right about now, your employees are wondering whether they’ll keep their new resolutions or dust off the old ones and give them one more go. Even your … Read more
Our phones are fast becoming the ATM of health. That’s the upshot from the Pew Mobile Health 2012 report. Some 85 percent of American adults own a cell … Read more
Employers are highly attuned to the risks of tobacco use, particularly when it comes to the business and human toll. Tobacco use is, of course, associated … Read more
Companies in California’s Silicon Valley are sending employees home with dinner and the cleaners to wash up afterward. These perks aren’t reserved … Read more
Right now many companies are deep in the throes of annual enrollment. They’ve spent countless hours with benefits consultants determining the changes to … Read more
If you’ve ever flown Virgin America, you will have seen the cartoon-like safety video that plays before the flight takes off. In one scene, about a minute … Read more
Aon Hewitt’s released their 2012 Health Care Survey and provided their findings and reactions to employers’ planned tactics to rein in costs. It lays out … Read more
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) released a study last month that projects another year of low medical cost trends. They project an increase of 7.5 percent, … Read more
Tobacco use holds a top spot among the health risks employers focus on through their wellness programs. You may wonder why. After all, public bans on … Read more
ShapeUp and context released the findings from our first annual Technology + Employee Wellness Survey this week. Over the past six months, we’ve … Read more
June is National Employee Wellness Month, an annual recognition of the importance of employee well-being that Virgin HealthMiles initiated in 2009. One … Read more
We know prolonged sitting is detrimental to individual and business health. Prolonged sitting decreases productivity and creativity and ratchets up stress. … Read more