According to a recent email from the National Organization of Women (NOW), there may be some positive news for women regarding the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962): ... Positive features that would benefit women are: a prohibition on gender-rating -- the practice of charging women more than men for the same coverage in the individual insurance market. Insurers would now be required to cover maternity services as part of an essential benefits package and out-of-pocket payments
The hiring rate today is at just 3% -- meaning only 3% of jobs in any given month are new, the lowest since the government started tracking this stat in 2000 -- and unemployment is at quarter-century highs. But the HR people of America will have you know that they aren't any less busy. Rather, we're told there's been a shift in emphasis both in their work and at their yearly convention: Retention has replaced recruitment atop the agenda. That's interesting, since most people we know aren't job
How many times have you stared at a competitor's new product and said, "We had that idea two years ago, but we just didn't act on it." Well, why not? Did you think the market research wasn't quite right? Did you become convinced that it wasn't a good idea when you couldn't rally other people around it? Did people get in your way with stupid or irrelevant questions that tied the team up in a state of analysis paralysis? The difference between good companies and great companies is not the quality
Aravind Eye Care System: With time-saving and cost-cutting measures and a business model that lets the poor pay little to nothing, the 2008 Gates for Global Health award recipient has been instrumental in lowering blindness rates in India's rural areas.Bharti Airtel: The telecom company won two World Communication Awards last year for services aiming to improve rural life -- such as free voice messages with weather updates and other crucial info for farmers.Narayana Hrudayalaya: The hospital
Sure, I'm ever the optimist. But, given the role that Chicagoland plays in Southeastern Wisconsin's economy, having the new MillerCoors HG in Chicago while adding production and brewing capacity in Milwaukee isn't all that bad.
The Brewers, seeking to improve their offense from the left side of the plate and perhaps tab the 2008 version of Gabe Kapler, signed veteran outfielder Trot Nixon to a minor-league contract today.