In order to save on health care costs, Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich said, some employers have switched their workers to health maintenance organizations or coverage with higher deductibles.

What's more, employers are aggressively switching their workers to managed care.

It was the early 1970's when her employer, a law firm in Washington, switched from carbons to copiers.

But then Clark's employer switched to CMV and the next thing Dennis knew, Clark was dead.

Mr. Zelman said employers would voluntarily switch to the state program because they would be taxed anyway to pay for it.

Most employers have switched to plans that require employees to pay a deductible charge and a percentage, known as a co-payment.

Doctor-patient relations would be repeatedly disrupted as employers and sponsors switched H.M.O.'s in search of the cheapest rates.

Two years after her conversion to that faith, her employer switched from a five-day to a six-day workweek, including Saturdays.

Many employers have now switched from standard screenings - for both company-paid and voluntary provision - to no-frills ones offered by companies like Prevent.

Today's Columns A law restricting polygraph tests takes effect next month, and many employers will switch to other devices to measure the truthfulness and character of employees.