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On October 28, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 2647) into law. The law contains provisions amending the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993's (FMLA) military family leave entitlements. The Senate voted 68 to 29 to approve the bill on October 22 and the House approved the bill October 8 in a 281-146 vote. During a bill signing ceremony in the White House Rose Garden Obama said: "As Commander-in-Chief, I will always do whatever it takes to keep the American people safe, to defend this nation. And that's why this bill provides for the best military in the history of the world. It reaffirms our commitment to our brave men and women in uniform and our wounded warriors. It expands family leave rights for the family members of our troops and veterans."
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World governments and health organizations are closely monitoring the Novel H1N1 flu. Since it was first identified this spring, every U.S. state has had confirmed cases of the virus, the World Health Organization signaled that a global pandemic was underway, and just this past weekend President Obama declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness." However, Pepper Hamilton LLP attorney Heather A. Hoyt asserts that "it is not time to panic. It is time to think strategically, be proactive and prepared, but also to be careful that new employer initiatives to respond to any pandemic, while well-intentioned, don't run afoul of established employment and privacy protections."
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Employees plan to spend nearly two full working days (14.4 hours) on average shopping online from a work computer this holiday season, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ISACA. One in 10 plans to spend at least 30 hours shopping online at work. The potential danger of shopping online is that it can open the door to viruses, spam and phishing attacks that invade the workplace and cost enterprises thousands per employee in lost productivity and potentially millions in destruction or compromise of corporate data.
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Historically high unemployment rates and a weak economy have not significantly impacted employees' career priorities and expectations according to a comprehensive study of U.S. employers and workers released by Spherion Corporation. While workers still have high expectations of what their employers should be doing to retain them, the study shows that employers continue to have differing opinions about what keeps employees committed to their jobs, including financial compensation, benefits, work/life balance and growth potential. As a result, only 24 percent of workers say they are very satisfied with their growth and earnings potential at their current employer and 27 percent say they are very satisfied with their compensation levels.
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As employees flip through their open enrollment packets, they may notice substantial changes to their medical plan for 2010, from increases to employee contributions to introducing a wellness program, according to the 2009 Benefits & Talent Survey by Aon Consulting. Forty-one percent of employers are expecting to make more substantial changes to their 2010 medical program than they did this year. Specifically, 70 percent are planning to increase employee contributions and 67 percent are expecting to raise deductibles, co-pays, coinsurance or out-of-pocket maximums. In addition, more than half of employers are expecting to introduce or expand a wellness program next year, and 34 percent are planning to introduce or increase financial incentives for wellness programs in 2010.
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Sixty-five percent of American workers will delay their retirement by at least one year—an 11 percent increase since the end of 2008, according to the latest edition of Sun Life Financial Inc.'s Unretirement Index. Research also shows more Americans plan to remain in the workforce past the traditional retirement age of 67. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed say they will work full- or part-time at 67, and another new high of 28 percent of U.S. workers across all age groups are planning to work full time past the age of 67.
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In September, employers took 2,561 mass layoff actions that resulted in the separation of 248,006 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer. The number of mass layoff events in September decreased by 129 from the prior month, while the number of associated initial claims decreased by 11,301.
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Last weekend, President Obama declared a national emergency to deal with the increase in U.S. illnesses. Everywhere you turn there are tips for discouraging presenteeism, encouraging hand sanitation and identifying flu-like symptoms. And, according to the October online poll results, employers are heeding that advice. Nearly half of poll participants (46 percent) are focusing on employee education and another 8 percent are preparing for an increase in employee absenteeism. Somewhat surprisingly, the remaining 46 percent are not taking any extra steps to prepare for this year’s flu season. Twenty-two percent will just deal with it as it comes and 24 percent report that they don’t expect this year to be any different. There were 158 respondents to the October poll.
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