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The acquisition is one of UnitedHealth’s largest and is another step in expanding the company’s health services business under its Optum division. The companies said the combination would help simplify services around medical care to improve health outcomes and lower costs.

Haven, the joint health-care venture between Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., plans to shut down at the end of February, a spokeswoman said.

With access to in-person support limited during COVID, digital treatment platforms like Quit Genius can help employees with drug and alcohol addictions seek the help they need.

The unionizing effort, a rare campaign within a major U.S. technology company, is supported by the Communications Workers of America as part of a recent tech-focused initiative.

The initial direct deposits of the second round of economic impact payments are already going out to taxpayers.

The latest round of coronavirus stimulus legislation includes some major tax provisions and changes for accountants to watch out for in the New Year.

Even the cutthroat world of banking is starting to recognize the potential advantages of giving people a break, whether that’s someone trying to juggle family commitments or someone who just feels burned out.

With COVID-19 infections on the rise, at-home testing is an accessible way to help employees stay safe and productive.

The firm has about 200,000 staffers doing their jobs from home, a spokesman said.

Through the end of the first quarter, workers will be reimbursed $75 or $100 a day to pay caregivers, depending on the employee’s compensation.

EAPs, yoga and meditation classes and access to free therapy are all ways to help your employees combat stress and anxiety from the on-going pandemic.

Cook has been adamant publicly about his desire for staff to ultimately return to the office. “There’s no replacement for face-to-face collaboration, but we have also learned a great deal about how we can get our work done outside of the office without sacrificing productivity or results.”

The OneTen initiative will focus on hiring and training Black workers without four-year college degrees,

Starbucks named finance executive Mellody Hobson to lead its board as chair, making her one of the highest-profile Black directors in corporate America.

Morgan Stanley is offering a $1,000 special one-time gift for lower-compensated employees earning below $150,000.

The New York-based bank, which has about 200,000 employees worldwide, wants to see how productivity changes over longer stretches of time and whether creativity suffers before deciding how much working from home to allow.

More than half of employees report feeling lonely while working from home, which impacts productivity, job performance and retention.

Adobe joins Citigroup, Starbucks and Mastercard in disclosing this kind of information, which measures the pay of women and men across all job classifications no matter their role in the company.

The Slack deal would give Salesforce, the leader in programs for managing customer relationships, another angle of attack against Microsoft, which has itself become a major force in internet-based computing.

Under its proposed rules, most companies listed on Nasdaq’s U.S. exchange would have to include at least one director who identifies as female and one who identifies as an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ.