Remote work makes workplace disaster plans essential
Organizations with outdated emergency plans may find themselves unable to locate, let alone help, their remote employees.
Mobile technology
How this app is giving parents the tools to tackle their children’s mental health challenges
To educate and empower parents, Maro Parents offers education and a roadmap for discussing challenging issues impacting kids today.
How to use AI to eliminate bias — not perpetuate it
Experts at the annual HR Transform conference in Las Vegas discussed how AI is not immune to implicit bias, and how to recalibrate.
Access to best-in-class cancer care is now a benefit for John Hancock employees
John Hancock and Access Hope are teaming up to provide cancer care as an employee benefit.
Combating depression and suicidal thoughts through telehealth
Mental health platform Lyra Health is offering a new therapy regimen for people struggling with suicidal thinking.
Will apps be the future of mental health?
Can cognitive behavioral therapy wrapped in an app be the solution to gaps in mental health care benefits?
Peloton debuts corporate employee discount program to rival gyms
SAP, Wayfair, and Samsung are some of the first employers to offer the at-home fitness brand's new program.
Best of the week: Tech is taking over benefits
This week’s top stories explore how technology is shaping the way employees are working during the pandemic.
Expensify introduces free vendor bill-pay
Vendors can send their invoices to an email address, where Expensify will automatically scan them, present them to the business for approval, and then cut the vendor a check automatically from the user’s business bank account.
EisnerAmper releases return-to-office, social distancing app
The Top 100 Firm has released a free new app designed to help employees returning to work stay safe via social distancing.
Benefits Think Work-from-home tools to master: Video messaging
When it comes to working from home, people’s thoughts automatically turn to Zoom. But there’s another game-changing tool that’s rapidly gaining traction in the telework arena.
Kyle Walters
L&H CPAs and Advisors
Americans excel at coronavirus safety precautions
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Americans responded quickly and thoroughly to directions from federal, state and local leaders, to combat coronavirus.
Apple, Google bring coronavirus contact-tracing to billions of smartphones
The technology is designed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by telling users they should quarantine or isolate themselves after contact with an infected individual.
Workday again tops list of most popular HR apps
HR claims three of top 10 overall apps, while BambooHR and UltiPro post impressive growth amid fierce battle for second place, and WageWorks and Zenefits lose their luster.
Humana, Validic partner to boost wellness, use of wearable for members
Humana is entering a partnership with platform and health data solutions provider Validic that will boost connectivity between members’ tech devices and the health plan.
Mobile app dayzz wants to help your employees get better sleep
A third of Americans don’t get enough sleep and it costs employers billions in productivity and healthcare losses.
Benefits Think 5 ways to help your workers maintain — not gain — during the holidays
There’s stress and excess calories to be found inside and out of the workplace this time of year. Here’s how employers can help.
Jason Von Bank
Wellbeats
Benefits Think Mobile app helps smokers and vapers kick the habit
Quit Genius automates smoking cessation process, mines data and taps wearable technology to customize treatment with the help of board-certified coaches.
Digital transformation efforts should be tied closely to business goals
Although nearly all large enterprises are pursuing improvement initiatives, digitizing the business is less about disruption and more about meeting focused objectives, says a new study.
