Healthcare

Employees are more driven when the success of the company directly impacts their earnings.

“Short-term telehealth options make it possible for businesses to navigate a very uncertain time,” says Bill Goodwin, CEO of telehealth provider MeMD.

An integrated healthcare model can treat behavioral health issues more holistically than relying on add-on benefits.

“It’s an unfortunate part of the traditional law firm model that you are penalized if you back off the throttle — an absolute necessity when you have a child,” one lawyer says.

UnitedHealthcare added policies to its benefit offerings to prevent young people from becoming addicted to prescription painkillers after wisdom teeth surgery.

“This student loan repayment benefit has the potential to mobilize American businesses both large and small to dramatically reduce the overall amount of student debt,” says Tuition.io CEO Scott Thompson.

Perhaps the single most important aspect of the Act is what it does not cover: it does not provide any paid or protected leave time in the event of a company shut down for any COVID-19-related reason.

As more U.S. states order widespread shutdowns, small companies provide a test case for the bigger challenges in store.

The employer is also expanding the use of sick time to include caregiving related to COVID-19.

Postmates and other platform companies like Uber and Lyft have long claimed their workers are self-employed entrepreneurs rather than employees entitled to minimum wage, overtime, unemployment and other protections.