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HR Guidance for Responding to H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidance to help employers prepare for and respond to both seasonal flu and H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) during the upcoming flu season.
The guidance includes actions employers should take now, important elements of a flu preparedness plan, and recommended responses for the flu season. The guidance includes additional strategies to use if flu conditions become more severe and some new recommendations regarding when a worker who is ill with influenza may return to work.
The CDC recommends that all employers and employee be prepared for the flu. Employers should work with employees to develop and implement plans that can reduce the spread of flu and encourage seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccination (when that vaccine becomes available).
The CDC recommends that employers' plans address such points as encouraging employees with flu-like symptoms or illness to stay home, operating with reduced staffing, and possibly having employees who are at higher risk of serious medical complications from infection work from home. The World Health Organization declared a pandemic of the H1N1 virus in June 2009--the first pandemic since 1968. Across the country, there have been more than 43,000 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 infection, including more than 5,000 people who were hospitalized and more than 300 people who died.

COBRA Enrollment Doubles After Launch of Subsidy Program

Enrollments in COBRA (health continuation coverage) rose from less than 20 percent to nearly 40 percent since the U.S. government enacted a new subsidy program, according to a report by Hewitt Associates, a consulting firm.
Signed into law in February 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides for a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA continuation premiums for up to 9 months for workers who have been involuntarily terminated. To qualify for the subsidy, individuals must have a qualifying event for COBRA coverage that is the employee's involuntary termination during the period beginning September 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2009.

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Productivity Rises at Fastest Clip in 6 Years

The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that productivity rose by an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the second quarter, the largest increase since the third quarter of 2003.

Economic Recovery is it on it's way?

ROI on the increase for companies with Health & Wellness programs

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So, how many of you can relate?

So, how many of you can relate? In today's busy world with work, home, and everything else I can understand how some of us ( I'm guilty as the rest) sometimes end up all stressed out. So take a moment, relax, take a deep breath, then push forward. Remember, when your stress is at it's highest, just know it can only go down!!

House Votes to Limit Bonuses for Wall Street Execs

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would allow regulators to cap or prohibit Wall Street bonuses and compensation packages for executives if such pay practices are deemed to enduce or encourage excessive financial risk-taking that could damage economic conditions.