Coronavirus

“After my husband died, I couldn’t even tie my shoes,” says Emma Payne, founder of Grief Coach. “The fact that I was expected to go back to work was unthinkable.”

According to some estimates from a leading national health insurer, there could be more than 2.3 million people who will seek elective surgeries in the coming year.

A retirement expert advises employers on helping workers save for the future during this pandemic.

XY Planning Network says about 250 students and 50 firms have responded to a new virtual internship program it launched to fill the gap.

Now is an “opportunity to advance the conversation around mental health and well-being,” says Aetna’s head of behavioral health.

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Many carriers are choosing to automatically continue coverage for all employees for a specified period of time, or are extending eligibility for employees whose status has changed.

Employees who are still at work now have a vested interest in adding financial protections for themselves and their families — whether it comes through supplemental health coverage or additional welfare coverage.

Now, more than ever, employers need to be prioritizing benefits to fit the needs of these employees.

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions says the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for employers to fight social disparities.

Gauging any possible changes to their health insurance coverage is just one consideration they must address before they retire.

Implemented in early April the benefit is available to all of Microsoft's global employees, including hourly and salaried workers.

Tech firm Zenefits seeks to expedite the process to apply for the Payroll Protection Program and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

One possible solution is for employers to add a new temporary dependent care benefit, whereby employers can cover dependent care expenses with an expanded set of expense coverage.

The medical community isn’t sure when the COVID-19 pandemic will end, but a labor attorney says employers need to have office policies in place well beforehand.

For starters, they can use the windfall to pay off debt, shore up their HSAs and build a cash reserve.

Employers in three metropolitan areas will have access to the cost-saving health plan.

A great redistribution of knowledge workers is afoot, says entrepreneur and founder of Russian Exchange Bank Alex Konanykhin, CEO of TransparentBusiness, who also says the coronavirus pandemic is producing a few winners (Zoom) and a huge swath of economic losers.

For one, clients will owe taxes still on the distributions, unless they recontribute the money into the account within three years.