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People news: Rome Memorial Hospital hires West as risk manager
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has appointed Kristin West as its risk manager. The job entails analyzing processes to identify areas for
Employers in New York are familiar with the requirement, imposed by the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), that every new hire must be provided with
USDA expands barley-crop insurance for New York producers
CLAY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding barley-crop insurance availability for New York state producers. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) plans
JERRY MORAN has been named senior VP of human resources at del Lago Resort & Casino, bringing nearly 30 years’ experience in recruitment, employee relations,
State mandates health insurers to expand coverage for breast-cancer screenings
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) on July 8 told health insurers that they must provide coverage with no cost-sharing for breast-cancer
New York’s health-insurance costs jump and now rank 2nd highest in the U.S.
New York is now the second-costliest state for employer-sponsored health insurance after its premium costs increased at more than three times the national rate in
How Business Leaders Can Inspire Purpose in Their Employees
In a tight basketball game’s closing seconds, a coach will huddle his players and draw up a play designed to result in a winning shot
Onondaga County, employee union leadership forge agreement on tentative contract
SYRACUSE — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Kathy Zabinski, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 834 union, have reached a tentative,
EBRI: Small employers cutting health-insurance coverage
In the wake of the national health-care reform law, fewer small employers are offering health-insurance benefits to their workers, but big employers are holding steady.
Tompkins Financial Advisors names Howard president
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) announced it has named Brian A. Howard president of Tompkins Financial Advisors, its wealth-management division. Howard will also
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