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The fortune of Slack’s billionaire co-founder and chief executive officer increased about $400 million from reports this week that Salesforce is considering taking over the workplace chat tool.

The wealth management firm says the pandemic has proven how invaluable the benefit is for retaining talent.

The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.

Employers are also studying how to account for the costs of remote work, such as adding more benefits for emergency child care or reimbursements for using home technology.

Biden’s comments during the election campaign suggest he will push for more pay transparency and a tougher line on diversity among federal contractors.

The benefit is becoming more popular now that it can be offered and managed digitally.

CVS has evolved from a pharmacy chain into a health conglomerate that sells insurance coverage, administers drug-benefit plans and offers care, including COVID-19 testing.

With the presidential election now decided, managers can model empathy and boundary setting to get employees back on track and refocused at work.

Opening a bank or investment account — or even securing employment in a racism-free workplace — is out of reach for many Black Americans.

When the pandemic hit, Benny award winner Bryan Aycock expanded his firm’s benefits programs and ramped up new initiatives to support Zynga employees.

The professional social media platform tailored classes to help address mental health issues resulting from the pandemic.

The National Association of Black Accountants is hoping to expand its partnerships with accounting firms and corporate America to bring more diversity to the accounting profession.

Nearly 80% of the 1.1 million workers who dropped out of the workforce in September were women, according to U.S. labor statistics.

State retirement plans are about reaching the underserved, not about competing with the private sector, officials say.

The wealth management firm partnered with Morningstar and FutureFuel.io to expand offerings for clients.

The software maker said it increased the proportion of both groups by 0.3 percentage points in the past year, with Black workers rising to 4.9% of its U.S. workforce and Latino employees increasing to 6.6%.

Amazon joins other companies including Facebook and Twitter that have delayed return to work plans.

Racial and gender representation increased in most areas of the company, including among senior management, according to data from the bank.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers until the end of the year before it stops its temporary procedures for faxing in Forms 1045 and 1139 for claiming tentative tax refunds.

Online meetings can make employees tired and make it difficult to transition from a work mindset to private life.