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The coffee giant has introduced several new mental health benefits including free Headspace subscriptions and 20 mental health sessions with a therapist a year for free.

The former vice president’s plan is divided into four areas: a push to buy American and create manufacturing jobs; building infrastructure and clean energy; advancing racial equity; and modernizing the “caring” economy such as child-care and elder-care workers and domestic aides.

Initial jobless claims in regular state programs fell by 99,000 一 the most in a month 一 to 1.31 million in the week ended July 4, Labor Department data showed Thursday.

The job of the pooled group adviser is to meet the varying needs of multiple employers comprehensively to maintain a healthy, well-run collective that enables their member groups to offer high-value benefits at an appropriate cost.

At the annual WorldatWork conference, Siemens, Pfizer and BNY Mellon workplace leaders offer critical lessons on how to recover during the coronavirus crisis.

A financial wellness program can provide access to resources that have been systematically denied to people of color.

A rise in equity and bond markets has fueled a partial bounce back in corporate pensions, according to data from Willis Towers Watson.

Our third monthly survey found almost six out of 10 employers report that their plans for the return to work are stymied by uncertainty — specifically, a lack of clarity on the right timing, and persistent questions about how to provide a safe environment for their employees.

While many low-income employees in the service sector have been laid off or risk getting sick if they do go to work, the city’s high-paid tech workers have been mostly shielded.

With remote work and virtual interviewing becoming the new normal, companies have an opportunity to rethink their recruiting strategies, says LinkedIn’s vice president of talent solutions.

Businesses should make sure they have all the boxes checked in regard to business processes, employee pay and benefits, and safety before their employees return to work.

From remote work and social distancing to telehealth and automation, here’s what the post-coronavirus workplace will look like.

When considering how to adapt workplace wellness initiatives, employers must ensure workers have the resources necessary to meet their health and well-being goals, from wherever they are.

“We must make these changes to succeed in the new retail environment,” Chief Executive Officer Pana Christou said in the statement.

Dogged by issues of cost — diagnostic tests start at around $100 each — access, logistics and employee privacy, tests aren’t part of most back-to-work plans.

Employees’ caregiver responsibilities have grown during the pandemic and will not abate when they return to a physical work environment.

A complaint was filed with the EEOC for allegedly discriminating against existing employees and job applicants.

"As someone who’s clearly in the minority among other employee benefit brokers and advisers, I have a responsibility to help pave the way for positive change," says Lester Morales, CEO of Next Impact.

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Postmates and edX partnership provides access to more than 2,800 classes for Postmates’ Fleet workers