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Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job, Dennis W Bakke, PVG (March 7, 2005) http://www.dennisbakke.com
Vermont Business for Social Responsibility's 'Livable Jobs Toolkit' http://www.thinkvermont.com/workforce/pdf/toolkit.pdf
Kay Hirai/Studio 904 is a model example. Employee value statement: http://www.studio904.com/pages/employment.html
Washington Employers Association: www.wa-emp.com. They are great at basically being an outsourced HR department for legal advice, recommended policies, etc. and are very affordable.
Employee Benefit Research Institute http://www.ebri.org Research typical benefits for your industry.
The Washington Health Foundation has launched an innovative campaign to build Healthy Systems and promote Healthy Living across Washington. The Healthiest State Employee Wellness Program will provide you with the necessary tools to engage and educate your employees.

Dept of the Treasury Health Savings Accounts page
http://www.treas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/
HAS Helper http://www.hsahelper.com/
Integrated Benefits institute http://www.ibiweb.org/ Provides education and resources on employee benefits, focusing on health benefits.

The National Center for Employee Ownership. Resources and Articles on Creating an Ownership Culture http://www.nceo.org/culture/culture_articles.html
Ownership Management: Building a Culture of Lasting Innovation, The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), 2003.

Department of Labor resources on Flexible Schedule Options http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/flexibleschedules.htm
Resources, models and case studies from Flexwork in Europe http://flexwork.eu.com/members/index.html

More resources from Europe on balancing work and family and measurements for your business. http://www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk/small.htm
Work to Live: The Guide to Getting a Life, Joe Robinson, Perigee Books; 1st edition (January 1, 2003) http://worktolive.info/

How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus, Solve Problems and Make Decisions, David Straus & Thomas Layton, Berrett-Koehler Publishers (September 1, 2002)

Setting Up Your Office For Health, http://www.ghchealth.com/healthy-office-environment.html an article with many ideas for creating a healthy office.
Office Ergonomics Training http://office-ergo.com/ offers many resources on an ergonomic office set-up from products to web resources and a checklist of problems to look for. They have a computer set-up checklist at http://www.office-ergo.com/setting.htm.