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workers’ comp home business makeover golf outing events ipeline no Worries Worry about workers’ comp? Not at COSE. Our Workers’ Compensation Premium Reduction Program can make must-have workers’ compensation simple. We’ve designed our program to offer full, comprehensive service offering expert claims management and legal representatives from Calfee, Halter & Griswold. And members do receive some of the best discounts in the state. So, no worries—let COSE handle your workers’ comp, then you can get back to what’s really important—running your business. ● Get a free, no-obligation quote by completing the online AC-3 form at cose.org/ac3 or call (215) 592-2270. Buy local Purchasing from locally owned businesses can put millions back into the Northeast Ohio economy. Find products and services you’re looking for right here at home by visiting ibuyneo.com. COSE members receive a free listing. ● ibuyneo.com Fast Fact: Preparing for Possible Mandate Adjust your sick leave policies before Election Day. The threat of Issue 4—mandated sick leave—has Ohio business owners scrambling to revise leave policies before Election Day. So if you haven’t taken action, COSE strongly encourages you to seek legal counsel and find out how you can conform to the proposed mandate before Nov. 4. Why? If voters approve the mandate and you haven’t altered your policy, then you’ll be stuck with your current policy (with no chance to change it) and have to provide at least seven days of paid sick leave to meet the full requirements of the mandate. Even if you already provide at least seven days of paid sick leave, the mandate could affect your business. Learn more on our election Web site at smallbizvotes.org. ● smallbizvotes.org/ballotissues/paidsickleave.asp or (216) 592-2222 Win a home office makeover. Submit pictures of your ugly home office along with a short explanation of why you deserve a makeover, and you could win new office furniture and a one-year COSE membership renewal. The deadline is Sept. 30—so show us your dirty little home office and you just may win the space of your dreams. ● myuglyhomeoffice.com cut the clutter on Par for Better Health Golfers skipped the carts and pounded the pavement when they were challenged to a walking competition during the COSE Golf Outing in July. Each golfer at the sold out event received a free pedometer, but Fort Dearborn’s Brain Reinhart walked away with the title, taking 19,479 steps (that’s 10 miles). Congratulations also to the winning foursome: Photography by Tony, including golfers Tony Morrison, Desiree Powell, Grady Howard and Donald Tibbs. ● cose.org for more information on cose products and events. september 2008 • cose update • 33 check out http://ibuyneo.com http://ibuyneo.com http://ibuyneo.com http://cose.org/ac3 http://smallbizvotes.org http://smallbizvotes.org/ballotissues/paidsickleave.asp http://myuglyhomeoffice.com http://cose.org

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COSE Update - September 2008

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