ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OptiMed Health Plans has developed secure online website portals as part of its ongoing digital solutions strategy to make health coverage more user-friendly. These secure channels include one for employer group health insurance clients, and one for licensed health insurance brokers representing OptiMed’s suite of […]
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Why employers find it so hard to test for COVID
Brandon Hudgins works the main floor at Fleet Feet, a running-shoe store chain, for more than 30 hours a week. He chats with customers, measuring their feet and dashing in and out of the storage area to locate right-sized shoes. Sometimes, clients drag their masks down while speaking. Others refuse […]
Employers Craft Health Benefits to Cushion Covid-19 Shock
In a year racked by the pandemic and economic turmoil, many companies are using the annual open-enrollment period for health insurance to provide employees with what some say they need: stability. After Covid-19 struck, Bryan Aycock, director of benefits at game developer Zynga Inc., quickly adjusted. The company waived copays […]
Employers Craft Health Benefits to Cushion Covid Shock
In a year racked by the pandemic and economic turmoil, many companies are using the annual open-enrollment period for health insurance to provide employees with what some say they need: stability. After Covid-19 struck, Bryan Aycock, director of benefits at game developer Zynga Inc., quickly adjusted. The company waived copays […]
6 Employers That Offer Part-Time Jobs With Health Insurance
Employers of a certain size, by law, have to offer health insurance to full-time workers. But some employers extend coverage to part-timers, too. The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, defines “full time” as 30 hours or more per week. That’s right — 30, not 40. “That definitely doesn’t […]
Open enrollment for insurance begins during uncertain times for employers and workers | Business Local
Caliri advises everyone to look carefully at their options before automatically renewing their existing policy, as even small changes can affect out-of-pocket costs. The state’s navigators are working from home because of COVID-19. Caliri said she can help people enroll online and can meet with them if needed. To make […]
Spain’s home-working draft bill to make employers pay for expenses
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government has agreed with unions and business leaders that employers must cover home working expenses after the coronavirus pandemic caused millions to work from their living rooms, Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias said on Tuesday. “It was fundamental to regulate remote working to protect the […]
Employers urging women to dress ‘sexier’ in video meetings, study finds
AFP/Getty Employers are urging women to dress “sexier” and wear make-up during video calls in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, a new study has found. The research, carried out by employment law specialist Slater and Gordon, found more than a third of women were asked to put more make-up […]