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Navigating OSHA regulations when using temporary employees
Many businesses utilize temporary employees. There are several things to be aware of when you contract through a temporary agency to provide employees. Companies need to be cautious in assuming they are the employer of these workers. While this is the case in many circumstances, such as payroll and taxes, there are several other state […]
Profit at Berkshire Hills rises in third quarter
Net income at Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHLB) rose to $10 million, or 46 cents a share, in the third quarter. That’s up from
Countryside Federal becomes SBA 7(a) lender
DeWITT — Countryside Federal Credit Union agreed this morning to participate in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) main business loan program. Countryside Federal is
CDPHP hires new VP of health-care network strategy
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP) has named Michael Grodus as its vice president of health-care network strategy. The move puts Grodus in charge
Federal Home Loan Bank makes grants to Syracuse projects
SYRACUSE — The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is making grants to three affordable-housing projects in Syracuse, it said today. It is giving
Survey: Nearly half of NYers don’t feel financially better off than four years ago
Most New Yorkers don’t see their finances as being better today than they were four years ago, according to an annual survey on the economy
United Healthcare survey finds that few consumers comparison-shop health-care prices
Most consumers don’t use online resources to compare health-care prices, according to a survey that UnitedHealthcare recently released. Just 14 percent of adults ages 18 and older turn to services on the Internet to look at prices for health-care treatments, procedures, and services, according to the survey. That’s lower than the 50 percent of consumers
Aon Study: Health-care premium increases slowed in 2012
This year, U.S. companies and their employees saw the lowest health-care premium rate increases in six years, according to an analysis by Aon Hewitt, the global human-resources consulting business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON). The average health-care insurance-premium rate increase for large employers in 2012 was 4.9 percent, down from 8.5 percent in 2011 and
Kaiser Survey: Health premiums grew by less than 5 percent in 2012
Employer-sponsored health-insurance premiums grew more slowly in 2012 than in previous years, but still rose faster than inflation. That’s according to a recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust. The national survey found that annual family health-insurance premiums increased 4 percent to $15,745. Premiums for single coverage edged up
Grants available for biomass projects
The New York Biomass Energy Alliance is seeking applicants for technical assistance grants that will help bring biomass projects closer to commercialization. The grants could
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