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HAWAII
Seminar will explain workers' comp rules

Recent rule changes to Hawaii's workers' compensation system will be explained at a half-day seminar Thursday, June 23, sponsored by the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

The new rules concern both the hearings and resolution of claims and the treatment of injured workers.

Officials from the department will be on hand to explain the administrative aspects of the changes, while explaining the medical aspects will be doctors Stephen Demeter and Robert Sussman.

Demeter is director of disability evaluations at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii; Sussman is medical director at the Medical Corner, which specializes in family and occupational medicine.

The free seminar will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Room 321 of the Princess Keelikolani Building at 830 Punchbowl St.

To register or for more information, visit the department's Web site at www.hawaii.gov/labor/wcFlyer.shtml.

NATION
What rich people are reading

JPMorgan Private Bank releases an annual summer reading list for its high net worth clients. Among the tomes on this year's?

» "Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right," by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan.
» "It's Only a Movie-Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography," by Charlotte Chandler.
» "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century," by New York Times columnist Thomas Freidman.
» "Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan, the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America," by Russell Shorto.
» "Managing for the Long Run: Lessons in Competitive Advantage from Great Family Businesses," by Danny Miller and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller.
» "The Wisdom of Crowds," by New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki.
» "Through the Eyes of the Gods: An Aerial Vision of Africa," by Bobby Haas, a private equity investor and wildlife photographer.

Employees like their health plans

The upward spiral of health-care costs in recent years has made employer-sponsored health coverage a premium perk for many workers.

A recent survey of 1,092 adults by Medco Health Solutions Inc. bears it out.

More than half of adults, 58 percent, said participation in a health plan was the best choice among possible employee benefits.

The next option, a $500 salary increase, was cited by only 14 percent.

Participation in a 401(k) plan with a company match was chosen by 12 percent and 8 percent said paid life and disability insurance. Only 2 percent said they'd pick an extra five vacation days.