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Asking what business wants from health care reform is a lot like asking which religion or which political candidate is best. Some businesses would be delighted to end the current employment-based system, which serves about 170 million Americans. It’s a costly administrative headache.
Dear Diversity Diva: I don’t eat meat for certain personal and spiritual reasons. While I haven’t talked directly to my supervisor about this, I feel she goes out of her way to order things like barbecue and meat pizza for lunch meetings. How should I handle this? — Mad About Meat Dear Mad: Generally speaking, your boss doesn’t have to take into account the individual preferences of every employee for something the company is paying for. But if the meetings are mandatory and/or anyone has a significant food allergy, your boss probably should give some consideration to the issue.
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Diane Stafford is the workplace and careers columnist at The Star. Her columns are published on Thursday and Sunday. Diane also keeps up with the latest workplace news in Your Job on http://economy.kansascity.com. Call Diane at 816-234-4359 or send e-mail to her at stafford@kcstar.com.
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