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Getting Back To Work After A Vacation
Posted: August 8, 2017
A Glassdoor survey taken earlier this year demonstrated that Americans only take 25% of their allotted paid vacation time, and well over half work while they’re away. It’s understandable–the tasks keep coming, the emails pour in, and the prospect of going away and letting it all build up only to engulf you upon return seems […]
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Happy Companies Make Loyal Employees – Corporate Strategies for Physical and Mental Health; Fifth in a Series
Posted: August 1, 2017
From Chapter 7 in What Happy Companies Know: Ask not for whom the stress tolls, it tolls for thee. Each and every person in business runs the risk of a stress-induced collapse. As some people might give out after hiking 10 miles and other people might give out after 20 miles, some individuals may react to stress […]
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The Single-Payer “Dream” Would Be a Nightmare for Americans
Posted: July 18, 2017
The Affordable Care Act’s exchanges are collapsing. In 40 percent of counties, consumers will have access to just one insurer on the exchange next year. In 47 counties, there will be no insurers on the exchange at all. More insurers may pull out in the coming weeks. The ones that don’t may hike premiums by […]
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Beer, Blaze Pink and More
Posted: July 4, 2017
Effective July 1st Virginia has some new laws that you may find of interest: The school board/principal will be required to notify the parents of children involved in any incident or allegation of bullying within 5 school days. HB 1709 School security officers can now carry firearms HB 1392. Hunters can wear pink apparel during firearms hunting according […]
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Happy Healthy Hump Day: Preventing Illness from Infection in Early Education/Child Care and Schools
Posted: June 28, 2017
Many children are enrolled in group settings from infancy. Mine were. Both were in center-based daycare/early education programs directly after my maternity leave. We were lucky. My husband worked at a hospital with a daycare center. Even so, I worried about them getting sick all the time. While you would think a hospital daycare would […]
