Podcasts

In honor of MLK Day, here are employers who are working to create a more inclusive workplace.

HealthEquity explains how the Consolidated Appropriations Act will affect plan participants in 2021.

Taylor Stork, CMB, is the president of CHLA and COO of Developer's Mortgage. 

The Biden plan would create a requirement for employers, regardless of size, to offer paid sick leave during the pandemic to workers — a change that the transition team said would extend the benefit to 106 million workers.

Matthew VanFossen is the CEO of Absolute Home Mortgage and a board member of the Community Home Lenders Association.

The company is working to identify programs run by people in underrepresented communities.

Bob Dowd is CEO of moneycorp Americas.

Mark McElroy is EVP and head of TransUnion's insurance business, leveraging advanced analytics and modeling to help the industry underwrite more effectively, target qualified prospects, improve acquisition and retention efforts, and identify and prevent fraudulent activity. He also contributes to the expansion of the practice through tactical development and implementation of insurance solutions in regions across the globe. Prior to joining TransUnion in 2012, McElroy was CEO and president of Balboa Insurance Group, a Bank of America company. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Continuing claims in state programs — an approximation of the number of people receiving ongoing benefits — climbed by 199,000 to 5.27 million in the week ended Jan. 2.

Employers should consider adding student loan benefits, if they want to attract potential hires.