Public health

The landscape of employee benefits continues to evolve, and data will be a greater influence for all employers. 

Carrie Cherveny, senior vice president of strategic client solutions and compliance at HUB International, weighs in on the challenges ahead for employers and vaccine mandates.

The delta variant has given many companies pause when it comes to travel.

While stopping short of full mandates, the moves are aimed at nudging vaccine-hesitant residents off the fence at a time when cases are rising.

Until there is a proven vaccine, businesses need to lead the way in adopting new processes and technologies to safeguard their employees.

25 million Americans do not have high-speed internet access, and as many as 14 million have no internet access at all.

Sharing information about infection rates is generally up to the company's discretion.

Workers who make at least 60 deliveries a week can apply for the family care stipend, according to a Postmates spokeswoman.

Firms are delaying, shortening or making virtual their internship programs this summer as efforts to slow the pandemic around the world leave employees working from home.

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.

The social-distancing device could be part of a broader array of new safety protocols put in place.

The juggling act for policy makers will be to reopen without triggering a second wave of infections that leads to a fresh round of lockdowns and yet more economic damage.

Once case numbers become more manageable, the U.S. will move away from self-isolation, and toward containing individual cases. The U.S. will need 100,000 to 300,000 contact tracers to contain the coronavirus.

Public health specialists said a range of tools, high-tech strategies and old-school public health interventions could help tamp down the spread of COVID-19.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is making his case for what a supplemental rescue package should include ― guaranteed paid sick leave.

Telehealth can meet the need for both expanded healthcare resources and for avoidance of in-person contact that may promote disease transmission.

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.

With factories, schools and shops shuttered around the world, lockdowns, pay cuts and layoffs are affecting 38% of the global workforce.

The absence of social distancing at Amazon hiring events recently made the rounds on social media, as the retail giant seeks to bring on more essential workers.

Women hold many of the jobs considered vital during this national emergency, meaning they’re being asked to stay on the front lines longer, risking their health and safety.