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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.

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.