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The article looks at the role of funeral directors in managing grief gap of their workers. This condition refers to inability of businesses to tribute or appreciate the presence and essence of friendships between workers after a death due to commonality of employment. Funeral directors can solve grief gap by studying the official policy on paid bereavement leave, assuming that all types of workers in a funeral home should affect the entire staff, and addressing grief gap to supervisors.

Worse, every careless motorist Given the impact of COVID-19 nationwide whizzing along the main drag in front of my house during the past 12 months or so, some speak of, triggered a tsunami-like wave that audibly crashed even lament, the sudden loss of the prior "normal" against the foundation. and wonder if it will return. I i il Y i '81//23/1/ *11/¤A LAST -5,iti .41"bialm: VOW WORD BYCHRIMAYMOND~, 7Those who stare at the past have their backs turned to the future.- UNKNOWN early 21 years ago, my basement trans- Nope. I just told myself that the foundation would N formed into a wading pool after eight remain watertight and did nothing. inches of the wet stuff- courtesy of con- Five minutes later, after I again surveyed the front tinuous, torrential rain- worked its way lawn, mybasement contained several inches ofwater. through my home's foundation. [Extracted from the article]

Isn't Good Enough Consumers expect numerous convenient payment options, including at-need financing. n February 8, U.S. Senate Majority Leader HOW THIS BENEFIT CAN HELP YOU 0 Chuck Schumer announced that the Corona- Offering installment loan financing to at-need families virus Response and Relief Supplemental Ap- through LendingUSA- the only such provider endorsed propriations Act of 2021 included a $2 billion by NFDA- reduces your financial risk since funding outlay to the Federal Emergency Management Agency comes directly from the financing company, not the fami(FEMA). While consumers might find it difficult to pay final of $7,000 for funeral/burial expenses. expenses immediately, or even a month later if using a • The agency will not reimburse funeral expenses credit card, installment loans offer greater financial flexincurred in 2021. ibility at a fixed monthly amount and competitive interAs of late February, FEMA was finalizing its implemen- est rate based on an applicant's credit score. Finally, ifyou choose to offer at-need financing through Fortunately, NFDA can help you expand those options LendingUSA, you can enroll directly via the NFDA webwith its at-need financing benefit through LendingUSA. site. [Extracted from the article]

Finally, NFDA offers a comprehensive, top-to-botAt the very least, owners and managers should use this tom OSHA Safety Audit courtesy of CST. Next, given the ongoing pandemic, NFDA offers nuThe article also notes that as of October 2020, more merous virtually delivered OSHA compliance training than half of OSHA's senior leadership positions re- programs. A joke, why you need to evaluate your firm's compliance and how NFDA can help. id you know that ifyou hold a hard hat to Foremost, NFDA-member firms can access the assoD your ear, you can hear the OSHA?. [Extracted from the article]

The author ponders on the high costs of funeral services in the U.S.