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What You Need to Know About Student Loan Repayment and the Millennial Workforce | Benefits Specialist Pennsylvania
Millennials account for the largest demographic in the workforce today (Berman), and by 2025 will make up 75% of our working population (Forbes). With new technologies, more people deciding to branch out and start their own businesses and telecommuting jobs becoming popular, it’s important for employers to understand how they need to adapt previous HR…
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The Advantages of Going to the Gym Every Day | Benefits Specialist Pennsylvania
By Michelle Kulas www.livestrong.com The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all adults get at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise five days a week. Going to the gym every day is one way to accomplish this goal. Regular exercise carries many physical and mental health benefits. Do not begin any new exercise…
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6 Money Mistakes 20-Somethings Make—and What to Do About Them | Benefits Specialist PA
By Erica Oh Nataren www.lifehappens.org Life as a young adult may be wrinkle-free, but it isn’t always pretty. When we asked Helaine Olen, personal finance columnist at Slate.com and author of The Index Card, what she sees as one of the biggest stumbling blocks to financial well-being for 20-Somethings, student loans came to the fore.…
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Defend Trade Secrets Act Requires Immediate Action | Duncansville Employee Benefits
www.thinkhr.com The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DFTA) was signed into law (and became effective) on May 11, 2016. The act takes effect immediately for all employers and applies to any act that occurs on or after the date of enactment. The DFTA generally provides immunity for an employee’s action that would have otherwise constituted trade…
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5 Must-Do’s for Checking References | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker
Posted by Tom Ceconi www.hr360.com Your final step in making the decision to hire a candidate is to check his or her references. All too often, this is treated as a formality—a last box to check before extending an offer of employment. However, reference checks play a key role in the hiring process. In addition…
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Avoiding a “Self Reported” Disability Claim Nightmare | PA Employee Benefits
By Allan Checkoway, RHU http://disabilityandseniorresources.com/ 1,200,100 Social Security Disability applications were filed in 1999 (48 percent or 579,000 were declined). In 2009, ten years later, 2,816,200 Social Security Disability applications were filed (and 65 percent or 1,830,530 were declined). The number of disability applications more than doubled while denials more than tripled. In one year,…
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Americans Prefer Cleaning Toilets Over Researching Health Benefits | Duncansville Benefits Broker
www.newsusa.com When it comes to choosing the right health insurance plan, American workers are not spending much time researching the best options for themselves or their families. Even though the terms of health insurance policies can change year over year, 56 percent say they devoted less than 30 minutes to researching their benefits options during…
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