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Ask Rusty: Shocked Because Medicare Increase Results in Loss of SS Benefits
Dear Rusty: My wife and I have taken a Social Security “cut” — no 3.2 percent raise for us, due to something called “IRMAA,” based on our income. We actually took, together, a $400 a month cut. As far as I can tell from what the Social Security Administration (SSA) told me, we are means […]
VIEWPOINT: Media Training in a Digital Age: Why Strategy is Stronger Than Tools
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that we’re only 250 years removed from when we received pertinent information from messengers riding horses who galloped through the night to make sure we knew what was going on. We’re 75 years away from a time when less than 50 percent of households owned a telephone or radio, and
VIEWPOINT: Leadership and the Laws of Thermodynamics
I’m not an engineer, physicist, or scientist by education or occupation. However, when not reading material from my field of expertise (leadership), my genre of choice is theoretical physics. I’m not trying to impress anyone here; on a good day, I comprehend roughly 40 percent of this material. I engage with these topics for enjoyment
VIEWPOINT: Understanding the Complexities of Long-Term Care
If your business closed today and was gone tomorrow, would Central New York miss it? What would the impact be on our community? An article in the Harvard Business Review I recently read opened with a similar question. Loretto, as the fourth-largest health-care provider in the region, is deeply ingrained in the fabric of our
HISTORY FROM OHA: The story of Lee & Green + Salt City Bottling Company
George Raynard Lee and Arthur Green founded Lee & Green in Sleaford, England, in 1881. The two men bottled aerated water at their Sleaford factory, and soon expanded to other English cities — Spalding in 1886; Bourne in 1891; and Skegness in 1899. Along with bottling aerated water, these factories brewed and bottled ginger beer,
Ask Rusty: How will my SS WEP Reduction be Calculated?
Dear Rusty: I don’t understand exactly how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) works for my situation. I turned age 62 in 2017 and am currently still working in a “non-covered” job, not paying into Social Security (SS), but from which I will get a government pension when I retire. I began collecting Social Security at
VIEWPOINT: Implications of the proposed American Privacy Rights Act
On April 7, 2024, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Senator Maria Cantwell introduced the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) setting forth national data-privacy rights and proposing a single, comprehensive federal data-privacy law. This bipartisan legislation, if enacted, will provide for enhanced consumer protections, transparency, and data minimization, while eliminating the patchwork, state-specific data privacy protections
VIEWPOINT: OSHA Issues Final Rule on HazCom Standard
On May 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announced a final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The amended rule (29 CFR 1910) better aligns with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The HCS requires employers to provide information to their employees about the
VIEWPOINT: How to Navigate Recruitment & Retention Challenges
As the competitive job market proves its staying power, many industries continue to suffer from labor shortages and retention challenges. With more opportunities than ever before, the demands and expectations of the workforce are changing, forcing companies to reassess their benefit and culture offerings to remain competitive. To ensure operations are not negatively impacted by
VIEWPOINT: Broome County’s Building Boom
In 2024, Broome County is building more than it has in a generation with more than $500 million in construction projects. Take a look across our community, and you’ll see cranes and construction workers on job sites all across the county. They’re building housing, parks, airports, hospitals, malls, roads, bridges, and everything in between. Since
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