Here are five tips for proper cleaning and handling of fresh produce: The produce is not the only thing you need to wash. Wash your hands thoroughly, using warm water and soap, for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food. Dirty hands are a very common source of bacterial contamination, says Feist. Hand washing is one of the most important things you can do to reduce the incidence of food-borne illness..
Currently social security benefits are based on the total number of quarters you have earned wages. This refers to calendar quarters, so you can earn up to four quarters each year you work. You must work for at least 10 years and earn 40 quarters to be eligible for social security benefits.
Larry Kotlikoff: Not if you have 40 quarters of covered earnings history under Social Security, itâs not: 40 quarters of a year in which you had earnings on which you and your employer paid the Social Security tax. If you did that, youâre entitled to Social Security benefits. And if I am reading your numbers correctly, youâre now 62 and only began working for the federal government at age 47. So you had plenty of time to accrue those 40 quarters or 10 yearsâ worth of Social Security earnings. Perhaps your co-workers are referring to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The WEP can reduce, but not wipe out, the benefits to which you are entitled.