Is Paid Parental Leave Coming to A Company Near You?
Paid parental leave is a rarity in the United States, making us one of the advanced nations without it. However, it may slowly be catching on.
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Autism Speaks Develops a New Mission Statement
Autism Speaks has taken the word “cure” out of its mission statement. The new mission focuses on the advance of research concerning causes and therapies for autism instead of finding a cure for autism.
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Bad Habits That Hold You Back from True Work Success
Do you ever say to yourself “I constantly get passed over for promotions”? Perhaps you fulfill your job description well, but there are other bad habits that you have slowly accumulated over time that may damage your opportunities. Here are seven big ones.
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The Great Eight: Apps for People with Disabilities
You can love technology, you can hate it, or you can fall somewhere in between. Regardless of how you feel about it, you will appreciate the serious benefits the following apps provide to people with disabilities.
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There Are No Dumb Questions: The ACA Exchange
Regulations are complicated. Healthcare insurance is baffling. Laws are complex. The Affordable Care Act exchange combines both laws and insurance. Need help. Here are answers to the basic questions.
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ACA Coverage: FAQs for Those Relocating or Living in Two States
The Affordable Care Act is extremely detailed and confusing. How do you get ACA coverage if you have a summer and winter home, you work in one state and live in another, or you recently moved? Find out here.
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Four Obamacare Changes Expected for 2017
More information about the size of the insurers’ network of doctors and hospitals, more standardized out-of-pocket costs, more warning about unanticipated out-of-network medical, and higher premiums are several Obamacare changes for 2017.
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The Dirty Dozen™: Twelve Foods with High Pesticide Residue
Each year, The Environmental Working Group updates it’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™. The guide tests 48 fruits and vegetables and ranks them according to their level of pesticide contamination. The 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue are named the year’s Dirty Dozen™. Should you avoid these products? See for yourself.
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Age-Related Forgetfulness or Alzheimer’s Disease?
A list of 10 signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease will help you decide when forgetfulness is simply age related or whether it is something more serious.
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Surgical Alternatives: Often Times Doing Less is Doing More
The question is not can I operate, but should I. Surgery is not always the answer. At times, it can make an issue worse. If the right injury, in the right person is addressed by the right surgeon, in the right manner—a satisfied patient emerges.
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Key to Better Work Performance? Critical Feedback (If You Can Handle It)
We believe we are better than average workers because we humans overestimate our abilities relative to other people. We overestimate our many things, including our work performance. And we likely surround ourselves with co-workers who pose no threat to our self-concept. If you want to improve at work, listen to those that can provide you critical feedback.
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Don’t Have a Company Wellness Program? Try Company Health Challenges Instead
How many workers spend over 40 hours at work each week? Over 90 percent. That certainly provides enough time to implement company health challenges, which can improve your lifestyle habits and health behaviors. And with a group of motivated co-workers at hand, you have a built-in support and motivational community for the picking.
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