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From Food Trash to Treasure

Success

Did you know that a large portion of perfectly good food gets wasted before it ever gets the chance to be consumed? An estimated 30%-40% of the American food supply is pitched into landfills. According to the 2024 Food Waste Index Report , most of it stems from households. Unfortunately, we waste a lot of food.

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Corporate philanthropy: How to start an employee matching gift program

Insperity

They could put your business at risk if they don’t follow certain government guidelines. For example, if you’re a restaurant you might choose to give to a nonprofit that delivers food to home-bound seniors. In general, they can also provide program design, reporting, customer support and other related services.

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What you need to know

Insperity

Other employees are unable to work because: They’ve been exposed to, show symptoms of, or test positive for COVID-19 and are thus under a quarantine or isolation order from local/state/federal government – or have been advised to quarantine or self-isolate from a health-care provider. Expansion of unemployment benefits.

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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

Insperity

In fact, when considering lawsuits about back wages, the federal government has the authority to deem a business owner an “employer” if certain criteria are present under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Except in rare instances, such as with government agencies, it’s probably best to avoid comp time altogether to be safe.

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my company plans to absorb any government stimulus checks that employees receive for themselves

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government sends us the proposed stimulus checks due to Covid 19, they plan to absorb the money we receive by cutting our hours to reflect that amount. Presumably it will be a sacrifice shouldered by lower level corporate employees, since executives likely make too much money to qualify for the government checks. (My

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It will take more than government funding for the world to reach net zero

Workplace Insight

The initial investments demand substantial funding, often beyond the capacity of many individual businesses or governments. billion in private capital has been pledged to support government initiatives through Initiative 20×20. million people across sub-Saharan Africa while closing on 14,000 megawatts of clean energy projects.

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In Palm Beach, farmworkers are ramping up pressure on Wendy’s to ensure worker protections

Work Life

” [Photo: Coalition of Immokalee Workers] The Fair Food Program has changed these dynamics on many farms, according to Rodriguez and other workers. The Fair Food Program was formally launched in 2011, after the coalition managed to come to an agreement with tomato growers in Florida.

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