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The Affordable Care Act, and Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore It [UPDATE]

ACA Times

As a nation we spent roughly $1,000 per person on health care in 1980; close to $3,000 in 1990; almost $5,000 in 2000, and about $8,500 in 2010. In 1980, health care was just over 8% of the economy; by 2010, it was nearly 18%. Searching for a solution, in 2010 Congress passed the ACA.

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Diagnosing and Preventing Nurse Burnout Using People Analytics

Visier

According to a 2010 study of California’s policy by Linda Aiken, et al., Determine the metrics that will to shed insight into overwork and use them to inform a fatigue policy. It’s a prevalent problem industry-wide. Here are four data-driven strategies you can use to reduce the burden on nurses.

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HR KPIs: Guide, 20 Examples & Free Template

Analytics in HR

Data-driven decision-making: By analyzing KPI progress, for instance, by using an HR dashboard , HR teams can make informed, data-based decisions and choices about policies, resource allocation, and workforce strategies. This alternative, defined by Hursman 2010 , is the well-known SMART acronym.

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Was Heavy Workload a Good Excuse for Attorney’s Wrongful Discharge Claim?

HR Daily Advisor

In 2010, American Family closed several offices and transferred its files to Liam’s office, resulting in an increased workload for him and his colleagues. If an employer terminates an employee for any of the three reasons, the employee has a claim for wrongful discharge based on the public-policy exception.

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Small businesses have dropped healthcare coverage over the last three decades

HR Brew

The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 gave new options for purchasing healthcare, and that permitted employers to stop offering plans as part of their benefits packages, said Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at EBRI. Employer healthcare costs “have grown a cumulative 50% since 2017.”

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Single Racial Slur Can Establish Harassment Claim in 3rd Circuit

HR Daily Advisor

In March 2010, staffing-placement agency STI Group hired two African-American males, “Leon” and “Dave,” as general laborers to work at Chesapeake Energy Corporation. Recently, the U.S. ” kentoh / iStock / Getty Images Plus. Background. Bottom Line.

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Understanding Meal and Break Policy at Work

HR Digest

While a lot of chatter on HR forums revolve around the benefits of a well-defined meal and break policy, there isn’t significant matter on questions that go into length about its implementation and compliance. Stock exchange traders in Hong Kong had the longest lunch break of any of the world’s big bourses, at two hours, until 2010.

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