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6 Reasons Single People May Need Life Insurance | Employee Benefits Duncansville
By Maggie Leyes www.lifehappens.org Many people make the assumption that life insurance is for married couples and those with kids. While it is true that not all single people need life insurance, there are a number of reasons when it can make (really) good sense. 1. You have student loan debt. Many people assume that…
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Steps to Successful Employee Communication | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits
www.hr360.com According to management expert and dean of Harvard Business School, Nitin Nohria, communication is the real work of leadership. And that doesn’t apply only to Fortune 500 companies. No matter the size of the organization, effective managers must be strong communicators to inspire and lead their teams. Unfortunately, with day-to-day business demands, communication skills…
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Set New Employees up for Success | Duncansville Benefits Broker
www.thinkhr.com A whopping 46% of new hires fail and are let go within 18 months of being hired. The blame doesn’t always fall on employees. In fact, more often than not, it probably points to employers, which means there’s risk of a wrongful termination lawsuit. Check out a few tips to help set up your…
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Are You Paying the Kiddie Tax? | Benefits Broker PA
Marvin H. Feldman, CLU, ChFC, RFC, President and CEO of Life Happens www.lifehappens.org The kiddie tax is a tax rule that is levied on unearned income (interest, dividends and capital gains) earned by children under the age of 19 and full-time college students under the age of 24. For 2016, all of the child’s unearned…
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Pennsylvania Employment Law Update | Employee Benefits Duncansville
www.thinkhr.com Minimum Wage Increase for Employees of the Commonwealth and Organizations Receiving State Contracts On March 7, 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Executive Order 2016-2, which increases the minimum wage for employees of the Commonwealth to $10.15 per hour, effective immediately, and provides for annual increases based on inflation beginning in January of 2017.…
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Managing Employee Absenteeism | Health Insurance PA
www.hr360.com Every supervisor and HR pro knows that managing employee time off is a fact of life in the modern workplace. Whether it’s a well-deserved vacation, personal time to attend to family or private business, or sick leave, accommodating an employee’s need for time away from the office is widely accepted as good business practice…
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What Employers Need to Know About Disability and Religious Accommodations for Employees | PA Benefits Broker
www.hr360.com In the modern workplace, we are fortunate to embrace diversity in many forms. In all likelihood, your company or organization employs individuals of many different backgrounds and abilities. At times, these differences may require what is known as an accommodation–a change in the work environment (or in the way things are usually done) that…
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Life Insurance & Sports | PA Employee Benefits
www.lifehappens.org Question: “Will my sport cause me problems in purchasing new life insurance?” Answer: in most cases no, but there are some hobbies that may be a problem for the underwriters in the insurance company. Here is a list of seven high-risk sports that are problematic when it comes to getting life insurance. 1. Ice…
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What Is Medical Insurance Premium? | Benefits Broker Pennsylvania
www.livestrong.com The many fees associated with medical insurance can be confusing. Premiums are the fees paid for medical coverage for a specific benefit period. In addition to premiums, other out-of-pocket expenses include co-payments and deductibles, all of which vary with the insurance you have. Medical Insurance Premiums As with car insurance or home insurance, a…
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Facts about Physical Activity | Duncansville Benefits Broker
Abridged from WWW.CDC.GOV About 1 in 5 (21%) adults meet the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines. Less than 3 in 10 high school students get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Physical activity can improve health. People who are physically active tend to live longer and have lower risk for heart disease, stroke,…
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