On The Job: Companies Are Embracing Wellness Programs

BY MICHELLE V. RAFTER, Orange County Register: Business
Wed, 12/17/2014 - 5:46pm

Linda Endo loves her company’s employee wellness program. In the past few years, the lunchtime fitness classes and personal trainer the program offers helped her lose 35 pounds, enough to avoid major knee surgery. Her company, Kofax Ltd., loves the...

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