Latest Employee Assistance Program Stories

Almost half of hospitality employees and roughly 40 percent of health care employees have an open FMLA leave at any time CHICAGO, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) absences are on the rise, and some sectors - call centers, hotels, government entities, manufacturers and health care organizations - far surpass others in terms of absenteeism rates, according to a new report by FMLASource(®), Inc., a ComPsych(®) company. ComPsych Corporation is the...

UGI Energy Services, a fuel and electricity marketing company, is connecting its staff with financial benefits from Utilities Employees Credit Union (UECU), including a voluntary staff education program on financial wellness. UECU is a financial benefits provider serving American companies in the energy, utility, and related industries. Wyomissing, PA (PRWEB) May 31, 2013 Utilities Employees Credit Union (UECU) is providing energy marketing professionals in the Pennsylvania offices of UGI...

Partnership for Workplace Mental Health and Employers Health Launch "Right Direction" -- First-of-its-Kind Initiative CANTON, Ohio, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Depression is a leading cause of lost productivity in the United States with an annual cost of $44 billion to employers.([1]) A new initiative encourages companies to invest in their workforce to gain healthier, more productive employees, as well as achieve decreased disability costs, less turnover and better retention of...

NORFOLK, Va., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ValueOptions(®), a health improvement company that specializes in health, emotional wellbeing and performance improvement, congratulates its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) client, U.S. Coast Guard for winning the 9th Annual Employee Assistance Society of North America (EASNA) Corporate Award. Each year EASNA acknowledges one American and one Canadian company that demonstrates excellence in the use of EAP programming and service...

ERIE, Pa., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeSolutions, a non-profit organization specializing in employee assistance programs (EAP), is purchasing certain assets of Northwest Beacon EAP, including the customer contracts, and will provide Northwest's EAP customers in the Erie region with continued service as well as additional benefits. As part of the purchase agreement between the two companies, Northwest Beacon's EAP staff will migrate to LifeSolutions and will continue to serve...

The Wellness Corporation to provide a new Wellness Work/Life Program including EAP services for Stellaris Health Network. Shrewsbury, MA (PRWEB) January 31, 2013 Stellaris Health Network has contracted with The Wellness Corporation to provide a Wellness Work/Life Program (EAP) starting January 1, 2013. Stellaris Health Network is a community hospital network located in New York's lower Hudson Valley. The mission of this health care partnership is to support its member institutions by...

CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty-nine percent of employees say losing weight is their top health concern while 26 percent say stress has them most worried, according to a ComPsych Tell It Now poll released today. ComPsych is the world's largest provider of employee assistance programs and is the pioneer and leading provider of fully integrated EAP, behavioral health, wellness, work-life, HR and FMLA administration services under the GuidanceResources brand. "Weight...

Corporate Family Network (CFN) to serve as a Center of Excellence to enhance LifeMap service delivery and outcomes of EAP, Wellness, and Population Health Management programs. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 E4 Health, Inc., a provider of employee assistance programs and behavioral health risk management programs, today announces the acquisition of Corporate Family Network (CFN), a leading-edge provider of Employee Assistance Programs and Work-Life services. As E4's New York...

CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ComPsych announced today the Gold winners of its eighth-annual Health at Work Award: TE Connectivity, CDW, AltaMed Health Services and Frett Barrington Ltd. Winners were selected based on their wellness program's comprehensiveness, delivery, promotion, participation rates and results achieved. ComPsych Corporation is the world's largest provider of employee assistance programs and is the pioneer and leading provider of fully integrated EAP,...

NORFOLK, Va., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ValueOptions®, a health improvement company that specializes in mental and emotional wellbeing and recovery, today announced that the United States Coast Guard selected the company, a Federal Prime Contractor, to deliver expanded Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services to 60,000 US Coast Guard active duty and reserve service members, civilian employees and their families. The contract term is for one year with four one-year option...