Reimagining Taft Hartley Participant Portals

In 2008, Polar Design created a secure portal for the members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 478 to access their individual benefits.  At the time, the portal was state of the art.  It provided participants secure access to their benefit information by integra
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Taft-Hartley Blog Series: Part 1 – Staying Secure Online

IUOE 478 Taft-Hartley Participant Member Dashboard
Identity theft is a growing problem in the US. Every organization coming into contact with personally identifiable information, or special confidential information as is covered in HIPAA, must make a greater effort to protect this data or risk being held legally liable. Security is an
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Content Management Solution: Part 4 – E-Commerce Content Management Integration

This blog post is one part in a series. Click to see the other posts related to the benefits of a content management solution. Many websites go beyond just being informative: they sell products too. While having an e-commerce website can provide extra revenue streams for a business, a
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Understanding the Cloud : A Play in One Act

Cloud Hosting Drama
With a growing number of clients requesting or coming to us with cloud hosting of web applications and sites, we’ve asked and been asked a number of questions about the cloud. Understanding cloud hosting is not daunting but does require some patience  – the basic idea behind the cloud
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IUOE 478 Launches Public and Secure Member Portal, Upgrading its Multi-Employer Benefits Communications

IUOE 478 Taft-Hartley Participant Member Dashboard
IUOE 478 is a Taft-Hartley fund that turned to Polar Design in 2009 to redesign its multi-employer benefits website for its members, employer and staff.  The previous web site was based tied to the company’s legacy benefits administration system that limited expansion to provide
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