benefits
VIDEO: DLIR’s dated technology slows distribution of unemployment benefits
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director Anne Perreira-Eustaquio says her office is working as quickly as it can to distribute benefits for unemployed Hawaii workers, including new money approved last month under the second CARES Act, but part of the challenge is old technology: the DLIR is working off a mainframe designed in the …
Unemployment benefits lapse for jobless Americans as Trump holds out on signing relief bill
The Covid-19 relief legislation, which had arrived at Mar-a-Lago by Friday to await Trump’s signature, would extend the number of weeks people can stay on two key pandemic unemployment programs and increase weekly benefits by $300 for all through mid-March. But after sitting on the sidelines during the negotiations, Trump emerged with an eleventh-hour complaint …
Benefits Technology Is Needed In The Remote Era
Whether employees return to the office part of the time or not, one thing that is certain is technology will be at the core of how we work for the foreseeable future. Health and safety have become the number one priority for organizations. Technological advancements make it easy to mitigate the risk of employees contracting …
Virtual technology benefits VA, veterans during COVID-19 pandemic
COLUMBIA — Recently, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the increased use of virtual health delivery systems by 1,000 percent. At Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, providers have experienced similar increases with VA Video Connect (VVC) appointments. “VA Video Connect is part of a comprehensive health care model,” said Katie Marienfeld, …
Which employee benefits startups made the shortlist for the INVEST Digital Health pitch competition?
Healthcare entrepreneurs are an essential part of the innovation landscape and they play center stage at several of MedCity’s events. At the upcoming MedCity INVEST Digital Health virtual conference September 21-25, held in partnership with Medical Alley, digital health startups will present to judges across four tracks as part of the Pitch Perfect competition. At MedCity …
National Breastfeeding Month highlights benefits for babies and moms | LMH Health
Autumn Bishop, LMH Health August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, a time to promote the importance of breastfeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization both recommend that infants be exclusively breastfed for their first six months. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 83% of infants in the United States receive …
Guidehouse Insights Report Recommends Looking Past AI’s Hype to Understand Technology’s Benefits for Commercial Buildings
BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new report from Guidehouse Insights defines artificial intelligence (AI) for the commercial building space, discusses how AI can help solve problems in commercial buildings, and offers a roadmap for assessing and deploying AI solutions. Despite its hype across many sectors, AI is simply the use of advanced computer science techniques that mimic …
Trump pledges to break stimulus gridlock as millions go without Covid-19 benefits – live | US news
Good morning. With Congress still apparently no closer to agreeing to a package to help those Americans whose finances have been hit by the economic impact of Covid-19, Donald Trump says he intends to step in. Here’s more from my colleague David Smith in Washington DC: Donald Trump has promised unilateral action to provide economic …