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As employers face potentially larger expenses associated with COVID-19, a new tool helps them understand their liabilities and care cost.

A good return-to-work solution should involve a mobile app or a screening survey that allows employees to perform a daily self-assessment, but this should work in tandem with virtual care or telehealth services.

Four female former employees of Alphabet’s Google are trying to persuade a state court to let them represent more than 10,000 peers in a gender-pay disparity suit against the company, setting the stage for the next big battle over class-action status.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The 2020 annual Benny Awards recognizes important accomplishments by HR and benefits leaders under extraordinary times.

The insurance provider is expanding its efforts to provide users with a digital first healthcare experience.

Kieran Pittman is director of strategic growth at BeniComp Health Solutions, a position that allows her to draw on her background in technology and health science to help clients.

Financial practitioner Aaron Brown takes a look at the logic behind modern day 401(k) plans.

Biden unveiled a plan to bolster child care and care for the elderly that would be financed by taxes on real-estate investors — a “caring economy.”

Chicago’s recent “Fair Workweek” ordinance joins other cities and states in requiring some firms to give employees a 10-day advance notice of scheduling. But the pandemic is creating ripples in the legislation’s rollout.

These pivotal decisions are tied to an already complex web of issues related to liability and safety, employee needs and preferences, and capabilities, that are now amplified by coronavirus.

Now is the time to reimagine your enrollment process and ensure you have the tools in place to communicate your benefits clearly.

For America’s almost 30 million working-age disabled citizens, the large majority of job opportunities lie in food service, hospitality and retail. But when virus lockdowns brought those sectors to a standstill, workers with disabilities quickly saw their jobs vanish.

Business travel, which makes up 60% to 70% of industry sales according to estimates by the trade group Airlines for America, is under threat in the wake of an unprecedented collapse in passengers that started four months ago.

Executive coaching can help female employees with professional development, and maintain mental resilience during COVID-19.

Providing employees with rewards throughout the year can reduce turnover and boost engagement and performance.

The cuts are needed because the coronavirus pandemic is still battering demand for flights, the company told employees Wednesday.

The ride-hailing company is also revamping its services to be more inclusive and equitable, while offering anti-bias training for riders and drivers.

“What this tool does uniquely is it takes the depersonalized delivery of benefits and really helps the individual determine how best to get the most out of their benefits,” says Voya’s Andrew Frend.

Third generation benefits adviser Angela Kiani, one of our Top Women in Benefit Advising Class of 2020, approaches her clients with dedication and commitment.

From amplifying diverse voices to taking action and speaking up, here are the key steps employers and employees can take to become allies in the workplace.