Obesity rates now top 25% in 75% of the states, with Colorado being the only state coming in under 20%., according to the report, “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010,” released this week by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Currently, 38 states have adult obesity [...]
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Governor Rendell has signed legislation that extends Pennsylvania Mini-COBRA coverage for up to 15 months for certain individuals. • Individuals who experienced a qualifying event on or before May 31, 2010 are entitled to PA Mini-COBRA coverage for a total of 15 months. • PA Mini-COBRA participants whose coverage terminated before July 9, 2010 have [...]
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Fast Fact: On average, 15 workers died every day because of job injuries in 2008 – BLS
Learn more about the country’s most dangerous jobs and workplace safety.
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The Seltzer Group, located in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven and Pottsville, are providing you with up-to-date information regarding the latest rules on I-9′s. For more information on our services, please contact our office at 877-801-5115 or visit our website at www.seltzergrp.com. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued their final rule on “Electronic Signature and Storage [...]
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The Seltzer Group, located in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Haven and Pottsville, has an update regarding the COBRA Subsidy. As many of you may have heard, Unemployment Benefits have been extended again. With that extension there was speculation that the COBRA subsidy would be extended also; it has not! Below is the information from the DOL website [...]
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OSHA has issued a directive effective July 8 and continuing until Sept. 30, telling its regional administrators and enforcement personnel how to carry out an extended National Emphasis Program for process safety management–that is, control of highly hazardous chemicals at or above the threshold quantities in the PSM standard.
Top five OSHA-cited sections of lockout/tagout standard
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