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How to Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary
The medical cannabis industry is exploding. Here's how you can break in.
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Medicinal Marijuana Retailing
Cannabis's cultural capital is rising - and so is dispensary revenue.
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Fired Over Breast Cancer?
Here's the case of one company that allegedly ran afoul of the new federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and how you can avoid doing the same.
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How to Make Health Care Reform Work for Your Business
It's official: the Affordable Health Care for America Act has been signed into law. It is going to have ramifications for business owners large and small. We've analyzed how your business fits into the plan – and when.
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Medical Marijuana Laws Leave Employers Dazed and Confused
It's now legal to smoke pot for medical reasons in 14 states. What does that mean for employee policy?
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Small Business Not Left Out of Health-Care Reform
With the possible adoption of a national exchange program comes the benefits of buying in bulk. Read more
Law Bars Employers From Genetic Discrimination
A recently finalized law will make it illegal for employers to take their employees' genetic information into account in hiring and firing decisions. Read more
Smoking Hazardous To Your Apple Warranty
Ever since The Consumerist broke this story ea... Read more
The Problem, As They See It: NFIB Q&A, Part I
Last December, the National Federation of Independent Business unveiled its "Read more
Study: Smoke-Free Workplaces Reduce Heart Attack Risk
New research shows smoking bans are cutting heart attacks among employees by half. Read more
Study: Smoking Bans Don't Harm Local Business
Feb. 12, 2007 -- Local restaurants and bars across Minnesota appear to be unfazed by recent smoke-free ordinances, according to a... Read more
How I Did It: Charles Hallberg, Founder and CEO, MemberHealth
As told to Bobbie Gossage Industry: Health 2007 Inc. 500 Ranking: Read more
Employers Pay to Kick the Habit
As wellness programs have become a staple of benefits offerings over the last decade, they have also become increasingly targeted to specific diseases or ... Read more
Philadelphia Moves Closer to Smoking Ban
Business owners in Philadelphia have been muted in their opposition, now that many neighboring cities already have anti-smoking laws. Read more
Philadelphia Votes to Ban Smoking in Bars and Restaurants
Pending Mayor John Street's signature, the city will join New York and Washington in requiring smoke-free workplaces. Read more
Smoker's Firing Sparks Lawsuit
A Massachusetts man has filed suit against the Scotts lawncare company after he was fired when a drug test revealed that he smoked cigarettes off hours. A... Read more
Universal Health Care Is Back
July 12, 2005 --In response to rising health-care premiums and an increasingly uninsured population, advocates of a universal health care ... Read more
A 401(k) for Health Care Costs
Finally, a way to trim health insurance costs without sticking it to your employees: health savings accounts. Read more
MSAs a Sweet Deal
If an IRA looked attractive before, the deal that was recently wrapped up into the Medicare prescription benefit bill passed by Congress at the end of las... Read more
What Would You Do If...
In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Vanessa Fuhrmans wrote an interesting story about Pitney Bowes's battle with health care costs (Read more
Candidates' Take on Premiums
An owner's guide to the Democratic presidential candidates' proposals. Read more
60-Second Business Plan: The Butts Stop Here
How's this for a breathtaking market? The 35-million Americans who try to stop smoking every year. Read more
He Pays Them to Quit Puffing
One company's technique for getting workers to quit smoking and resources for designing smoking-cessation classes. Read more
Secondary-Smoke Strategies
Options for dealing with environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace and ordering information for several resources. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Putney
How one Maine company is providing low-cost, quality medication to petsâ€"and the veterinarians who treat them Read more
Help Wanted
How small companies can lower their health-care costs. Read more
Smokeout, Part 1
Does your company have an official policy regarding the rights of smokers and nonsmokers in the office? A survey of smoking and nonsmoking managers ... Read more
Risky Business
With the right kind of self-insurance, you can trim as much as 20% off your health insurance bills. Read more
Filllng In On Health Care
"Rx for trimming health-care costs" (Financial Tactics, August) omitted several important elements that are available to contain and trim health-care cost... Read more
Health Insurance Options
Related Terms: Employee Benefits Health in... Read more
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid are health insurance programs sponsored by the federal government that cover medical expenses for elderly, disabled, and low-income ... Read more
Smoke Free Environment
The term smoke free environment is sometimes used indiscriminately to discuss both 100 percent smoke free areas as well as segregated and ventilated areas... Read more
Cost-Lowering Healthcare Deadlines Loom
August 16, 2005 --Employers face two approaching deadlines created by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 that could mitigate their cos... Read more
Employers Forced to Cut Benefits
Rising employee health-care costs are prompting some employers to reduce benefits, according to a new survey. Among 230 financial executives polled... Read more
Healthy Rebates
When it comes to controlling health costs, a check can sometimes work better than a checkup. At Quill Corp., an $80-million distributor of office products... Read more
Keeping Fit
While most businesses are trying to control health insurance costs, some companies are spending more on employee health programs than ever before. Read more
Tabling Benefits
Battling rising premiums, a restaurateur considers cutting health insurance. Read more
Cutting Through Insurance Jargon
Insurance terminology some money saving tips. Read more
Personal Genetics
Here's the stocking stuffer you wish you'd gotten. For $1000, 23andMe will decode your DNA from a saliva sam... Read more
How to Build a Wellness Program
Starting a wellness program doesn't always mean installing a fitness center and hiring a full-time wellness coach. Here's how to improve your employee's heal... Read more
The Privacy Time Bomb
You're sitting on a privacy time bomb. Here's how to defuse it. Read more
Health-Care Costs Easing
Workplace wellness programs may be reining in rising costs, a survey finds. Read more
The Universal Health Plan is Back
If the thought of a universal health plan conjures images of the Clintons' 1993 failed attempt at health reform, you're in for a pleasant surprise. The co... Read more
Cut Your Health Care Costs Now
Nine ways to slash your insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools. Read more
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