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Colorado employers make Fortune’s ‘Best to work for’ list

04/01/2008

Fortune magazine recently published its 2008 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and three Colorado employers made the list …

Good health incentives in the workplace

04/01/2008
Q. Our staff is wondering why we haven’t implemented a wellness program at work to motivate people to learn and practice good health habits. Are there any restrictions on this? …

N.Y. employers make Fortune’s ‘Best to work for’ list

04/01/2008
Fortune magazine recently published its 2008 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and nine New York companies made the list …

Cash, inexpensive services aid ‘Fools’ at financial advising firm

04/01/2008
Employees at The Motley Fool, a financial advising company, know a thing or two about money. That’s why the Alexandria, Va.-based organization hands each of its 180 employees $1,200 a year in “fool dollars” to spend on tuition, insurance, home Internet service, PDAs and other perks …

Quicken Loans builds culture with freebies, CEO contact

04/01/2008
The success of a mortgage company in a shaky economy depends on the company’s culture, says Dan Majewski, vice president of HR forQuicken Loans. Quicken Loans’ culture includes lots of employee perks, from free concert tickets to vacations to hand-signed birthday cards from the CEO …

U.S. Sugar deal not at all sweet for employees, shareholders

04/01/2008
Employees and shareholders of U.S. Sugar Corp., based in Clewiston, have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the company’s owners deprived them of a chance to sell their shares at a substantial profit. They charge that the actions of U.S. Sugar’s board wound up costing them $150 million …

Florida firms make Fortune’s ‘Best to work for’ list

04/01/2008
Fortune magazine recently published its 2008 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and three Florida-based companies made the list: Baptist Health South of Florida, JM Family Enterprises and Publix Supermarkets …

2 Minnesota firms make Fortune’s ‘Best to work for’ list

04/01/2008
Fortune magazine recently published its 2008 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and two Minnesota companies made the list. The Mayo Clinic ranked 59th, and General Mills came in 69th …

Quicken among the very best on Fortune’s best companies list

04/01/2008
Quicken Loans of Livonia ranked second in the nation on Fortune magazine’s 2008 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.” The magazine noted Quicken’s “ethically driven” culture, which allowed it to sail unscathed through the subprime mortgage crisis …

Recapturing health insurance premiums following FMLA leave

04/01/2008
Answers to 3 questions about recovering health insurance premiums.