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Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016

WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent or more, saying their new customers under the Affordable Care Act turned out to be sicker than expected. Federal officials say they are determined to see that the requests are scaled back. Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans — market leaders in many states — are seeking rate increases that average...

Phila. paid sick leave goes into effect Wednesday

Philadelphia’s paid-sick-leave law takes effect Wednesday, and city officials are encouraging workers to make sure their employers know about the new rules. Passed in February, the law requires employers with 10 or more workers to offer paid sick time. Employees who were not previously given sick leave can start accruing it at a rate of one hour of paid time per 40 hours worked. The law caps sick time...

National Payroll Grows Its Business by Helping Employers Automate Manual Processes with SwipeClock’s Workforce Management Solutions

April 21, 2015—Salt Lake City—SwipeClock today announced National Payroll, a leading workforce management provider and long-time partner, has grown its business by helping employers automate manual processes with TimeWorksPlus. TimeWorksPlus combines a robust feature set, plug-and-play time clocks, and ease-of-use to effectively automate the collection, management, and reporting of employee time and attendance. “SwipeClock is key to National Payroll’s growth because it enables us to cost effectively deliver simple,...