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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 notice of his/her rate of pay (including overtime rate of pay if applicable), how the employee will be paid (i.e., by the hour, shift, day, etc.), the regular payday, and
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 to expand conventional barley-crop insurance to 13 new counties this year and an additional 16 counties for crop year 2017, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) announced last month. Additionally, RMA
JERRY MORAN has been named senior VP of human resources at del Lago Resort & Casino, bringing nearly 30 years’ experience in recruitment, employee relations, learning and development, and benefits/compensation administration. Moran most recently was corporate director of HR for LTD Hospitality in Chesapeake, Virginia, a hotel management company, and prior to that, he was
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 screenings, breast-cancer risk assessments, genetic testing, and medications to reduce the risk of breast cancer. DFS’s action “builds” on the series of breast-cancer initiatives outlined in Gov. Cuomo’s 2016 State
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 2015, according to a recent report from the Empire Center, citing federal data. The average single-coverage premium in New York last year hit $6,801, second only to Alaska, at $7,807,
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 and victory. But, if just one teammate is disengaged, the play can go awry and the team falls short of accomplishing its purpose. Businesses have something in common with that
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, four-year contract agreement for CSEA members that work for the county government. The contract would be in effect for the years 2016 through 2019, Onondaga County said in a news
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. That’s according to new findings from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). EBRI says its analysis examines the percentage of employers offering health insurance from 2008–2015 to “better understand” how
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 serve as a member of the leadership team of Tompkins Financial. He joined the financial company on July 25, it said in a news release. Howard brings more than 30
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