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Building Equity With Women-Owned Businesses
icon image of woman business owner Doing business with women-owned businesses is a proven way to win more women customers and deepen the loyalty of existing women customers. More than three quarters of women in a recent survey said that they would be more likely to buy or consider products involving women-owned businesses.
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New Bill Promises Genetic Civil Rights
Touted as the first civil rights law of the 21st century, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents health care consumers from being discriminated against because of their genes.

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Employers Get Tougher With Insurers
With high fuel, food and other prices hitting their employees where it hurts, experts expect employers to take a tougher line this year in health insurance rate negotiations in a bid to hold onto their best talent.
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My View: In Search of a Better End
Benefit Advocates CEO Mary Kesel says a good place to start health care reform is honestly facing end-of-life care issues and fixing a system designed to focus on the disease and not the person..
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More Workers Question Appraisals
Many employees still aren't convinced that their employers have their best interests at heart when it comes to health risk appraisals and the health information they uncover—why even employees who complete them often don't follow up.
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Health Care Cost Quiz
Take our quiz and learn how you can trim your health care expenses
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Avoiding Meeting Madness
Tired of nonproductive meetings that seem the road to nowhere? These tips might help.
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IRS Boosts Mileage Reimbursement
In response to fuel costs, the Internal Revenue Service has made a rare, midyear change to mileage reimbursement rates for business and other travel
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Linda Carter, Editor, September 2007
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