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Since the launch of our new Life Care ® Work-Life Employee Assistance Program (EAP), new and updated materials have been developed to help you and your employees take advantage of the services available to you.

When the new president is sworn in on January 20, 2017, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, the Oval Office will have a new occupant. There will also be new faces in Congress and some government compliance policies are likely to change. That begs the question – so what does this mean for you and your company?

To prepare you for the upcoming Open Enrollment season and to provide you with valuable data to form your benefits strategy, we recently gave you the opportunity to participate in the Organizational Fitness Survey, during which you may have elected to have your employees take part in the Employee Benefits Satisfaction Survey. 

Where did the time go? It’s hard to believe, but 2016 is nearly over. Before you shut the books on this year, there are a few things you need to do. Let us help you make it easy to check these tasks off your list. Click here for your Year End Checklist.

Winter is almost here . . . but so are the holidays! As joyful as this time of the year is, life is about to get busier and a lot more expensive. The November MyLife newsletter is planned for distribution on Thursday, November 17.

If you were unable to attend our October 13, 2016, webcast titled “50 Days to Overtime Compliance; Are You Ready?” you can access it on demand.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has agreed to further postpone enforcement of its new final rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, until December 1, 2016. The agency also issued guidance explaining its position on incentive, disciplinary, and drug-testing programs.

The U.S. Department of Labor has released final regulations implementing President Barack Obama’s Executive Order, requiring up to seven days of paid sick leave for workers on federal contracts.

If you have elected to gather feedback from your employees via the Employee Benefits Satisfaction Survey you should have received an email from your HR Business Partner on October 10, 2016 with instructions and a unique link for your company to access the survey. This survey will only be available until October 28.  

If you have not elected to take the taken the Organizational Fitness Survey and/or have not elected to have your employees receive the Employee Benefits Satisfaction Survey, you will have another opportunity to participate in January 2017.