DALLAS—To get a better handle on obesity-related health care costs, employers need to make sure their employees are getting enough sleep, a sleep specialist says. more»

DALLAS—Employers that offer incentives to encourage employees to improve their health status need to offer a variety of them to appeal to different types of workers. more»

DALLAS—Regardless of the health status or demographics of their workforces, employers that give employees the opportunity to earn more money based on their individual job performance have lower health benefit costs than those that pay fixed salaries, research shows. more»

DALLAS — Despite all the temptations inherent in "Sin City," a Las Vegas gaming company hopes to persuade its smoking employees to kick the habit.

To help those employees in their efforts to quit, MGM Mirage, which operates 11 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, has even found an innovative way to shield some casino floor workers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. more»