You see the news and the big brands under fire. Cyber incidents, breaches, and privacy issues are happening more than we know, and to companies just like yours. The most vulnerable companies aren’t just the largest and most well-known; but the ones with the weakest defenses, no matter the size.…
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Oswald Companies’ health and wellness division, osWell Health Management, has released a new Wellness Playbook: “Program Measurement; Health Management Starts with Health Measurement” available for free download. In this edition of the Wellness Playbook, the osWell team outlines how quality assurance through appropriate measurement tactics assists with tracking the progress…
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In partnership with the Cleveland Browns, the Cleveland Metroparks and Urban Community School, more than 100 Oswald employee-owners dedicated their afternoon of Sept. 16, 2015 for the company’s fall Day of Caring event. The goals of the initiative were to bring awareness, donate time and efforts, and work as a…
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It was 102 degrees at 10:25 p.m. when we sat down to eat dinner after arriving in Las Vegas on June 27th. I just knew I’d be in for a heck of a week at #SHRM15! The Society for Human Resource Management’s National Conference was bursting with energetic speakers, relevant…
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell, issued June 25, 2015, allows federal premium tax credit (subsidies) to continue for enrollees in BOTH federal and state-based health insurance exchanges. This highly anticipated decision hinged on statutory language of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is written to provide…
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When it comes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a lot of organizations have questions. Professionals may feel an uncertainty with how everything will work or cost when it comes to their health care needs. “The number one issue clients are worried about is cost,” says Klonk. “There is a…
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From Fortune 500 companies, to small organizations that you wont hear about in the news, the risks surrounding cyber fraud continue to rise. View and share our Cyber Risk Infographic below, which features items such as statistics on the average cost of a cyber attack to an organization, to various…
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Starting June 1st, 2015, OSHA has mandated that all organizations must be compliant with the next phase of the updated Globally Harmonized System (GHS)-based Hazard Communication Standard. The deadline requires compliance with all modified provisions of the final rule for manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers. These changes affect hazard communication…
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On April 16th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released their long awaited wellness incentive regulations in draft form. This is welcome news to employers given the EEOC’s recent string of lawsuits challenging the voluntary nature of wellness incentive programs. Who is impacted? Companies where Title 1 of…
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Left unchecked, the health of a population will almost always “flow” downstream, worsening as individuals first acquire health risks, then precursors to disease, followed by the onset of chronic conditions. This worsening of health is accelerated by a lack of “upstream” prevention. Check out the infographic below from Oswald’s Employee Benefits…
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