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The renewed job losses in California might have a preliminary impact in the July U.S. jobs report due Friday 一 and an even bigger effect in August. Analysts are expecting a sharp slowing of job gains, with payrolls projected to have risen 1.5 million in July following 4.8 million in June.

Business travel is changing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Find out what industry leaders are doing to keep employees safe.

Steve Milton is founding partner at Listen.

Simon Armstrong is vice president of products at Entersekt.

Tom Hood, CPA, CGMA, CITP, is the executive vice president of business engagement and growth at the AICPA-CIMA. He leads the Future of Finance initiative in the Americas Region, bringing together the top CFOs, CAOs, and controllers. He is one of LinkedIn's Top 100 Influencers and has been named the third-most influential person in accounting by Accounting Today. He was previously CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs.

As the coronavirus keeps employees from taking vacation, that unused time off can be converted into direct payments on their student loans.

In a time with so much uncertainty and so many new challenges, employers must be thinking outside the box to keep employees happy — and DTC-inspired benefits are the easiest way to pack a big punch.

Jordan Peace is CEO of Fringe, a lifestyle benefits company. Hailing from the world of financial planning, Jordan co-founded Fringe in 2018 after realizing that most people — especially Millennials — simply don’t understand their company’s corporate benefits. Along with four close college friends, Jordan created Fringe as a way to turn corporate benefits into a language that anyone can speak. He was previously the Founder & Chief Experience Officer of Greenhouse Money, and a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual.

While it does not solve all problems, virtual care offers a highly flexible, low resource approach that, with many patients, can deliver a positive care experience with equal or better quality at lower cost.