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WHOOP Partners with Tory Burch to Optimize Employee Health and Well-Being

October 14, 2020

BOSTON, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WHOOP, the human performance company, is partnering with Tory Burch on a new employee initiative to advance health and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tory Burch will provide a WHOOP Strap 3.0 to 700 employees on a first-come, first-served basis to track their health and fitness, and unlock unparalleled insights into their sleep, recovery, and overall wellness.

“We’re proud to collaborate with Tory Burch in its efforts to improve employee wellness at home and in the office,” said Will Ahmed, WHOOP Founder & CEO. “WHOOP is the perfect performance partner for businesses looking to empower employees with a deeper understanding of their health during these sustained challenging work conditions.”

A huge number of businesses have been forced to change the way they operate this year, and the most innovative ones are seeking new solutions to help employees optimize health and focus on

Quest Diagnostics Receives 2020 C. Everett Koop National Health Award for Outstanding Employee Health Program

October 14, 2020

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Named for C. Everett Koop, the 13th Surgeon General of the United States (1982-1989), the award is given by The Health Project to organizations that demonstrate their health programs deliver significant health improvements and business results. In a quarter of a century, fewer than 70 organizations have won the honor. Quest Diagnostics is the sole winner in 2020.

The award was presented last month as part of the virtual annual Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) Forum. To watch a video about the Quest Diagnostics employee population health program that won the award, click here.

“Quest Diagnostics is committed to fostering a healthier world, starting with our employees,” said Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, CEO and President, Quest Diagnostics. “To achieve that goal, we empower our employees with health insights, based on lab and biometric data. But we don’t stop there. We also provide our employees with access to medical expertise

Versant Health Adds Vision Plans To Employee Navigator Platform

October 13, 2020

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“We’re excited to be joining the Employee Navigator marketplace,” said Kirk Rothrock, Chief Executive Officer of Versant Health. “The relationship makes it simpler for brokers to enroll clients in our vision plans and creates a modern, unified enrollment process for employees.”

The integration currently supports new plan enrollments, including initial enrollments, new hires, changes and updates to workplace benefit offerings and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) enrollments.

For more information, visit Employee Navigator and view Versant Health’s Davis Vision and Superior Vision partner pages.

About Versant Health
Versant Health is one of the nation’s leading managed vision care companies serving nearly 34 million members nationwide. Through our Davis Vision plans and Superior Vision plans, we help members enjoy the wonders of sight through healthy eyes and vision.

Don’t overlook these 6 employee benefits that can save you money

October 12, 2020

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It’s that time of year again — open enrollment season is approaching, giving many Americans an opportunity to sit down and go over their employer-sponsored workplace benefits for next year.

This year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, more than 70% of employees plan to spend more time reviewing voluntary benefit options offered by their employer, according to a September survey by Voya Financial.

While most employees are generally familiar with their employer-sponsored health insurance and retirement plans, they may be overlooking other benefits that could help them save money or better protect against an event such as an accident or illness.

“You want to see if there’s anything else out there that you could be taking advantage of to improve your your health, or your financial health or both,” said Kim Buckey, vice president of client services at benefits consultant DirectPath. “We don’t want to miss out on something better and

Family sues Tyson Foods for negligence after employee dies of virus

October 10, 2020

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The children of Pedro Cano claim the meatpacking facility their father worked at did not have appropriate precautions in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus

The family of a man who worked for Tyson Foods has pressed charges against the company after he died of coronavirus earlier this year.

Pedro Cano, 51, was a meatpacker working “elbow-to-elbow,” the suit claims, with fellow maskless and gloveless employees at a pork processing plant in eastern Iowa in April when he contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel virus that has thrown the world into a pandemic.

A lawsuit is accusing Tyson of “gross negligence” after not informing factory workers of proper safety precautions to prevent being exposed to the virus.

The plant closed down in early April after more employees tested positive for the potentially deadly disease, as reported by the Des Moines Register

This Is How Coaching Programs Can Help Out-Of-Answers Leaders With Employee Mental Health

October 10, 2020

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A Woman strives to work at home while holding her six-month-old daughter at a desk. — More than half of American employees haven’t been able to find help with childcare. It’s an issue … [+] globally, too. Virginia Bejar strives to work at home while holding her six-month-old daughter during the Covid-19 lockdown in Spain. (Photo by Miguel Pereira/Getty Images)

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World Mental Health Day, October 10, arrives at a time during which corporate commitment to mental health and recovery is at the top of the news. One of the largest trends is in coaching programs, popularized in the 1980s. Historically, support for mental fitness has been most readily found at the extremes — the corporate elite and those with mental illness or substance abuse issues. Questions about how unregulated coaching programs differ from licensed medical professionals—and who’s best suited to help from a coach—are being asked by leaders nationwide.

I asked experts how they might explain the objective of business-related coaching programs in particular.

How church employee benefits drive engagement more than base pay

October 10, 2020

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By Sutton Turner, CP Guest Contributor

For you to attract the best candidates for your organization, you need a competitive compensation package. In this day and age where remote work is on the rise and workers value work-life balance more than ever, a reasonable salary is no longer enough. It takes a well-rounded compensation plan to wow the talent you’re looking for.

So, what all is included in employee benefits?

Ultimately, benefits include everything outside of an individual’s salary. This means health insurance, bonuses, 401ks (4013bs for churches), and vacation days, but for churches, it can also include life insurance, housing allowances, sabbatical packages, education allowances and so much more. Benefits are critical because they help employees by cutting out some of their expenses so they are able to use their salary on their other expenses. Providing this added cushion

Baltimore City Health Department Employee Dies From Coronavirus

October 10, 2020

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An employee for the Baltimore City Health Department has died from COVID-19.

Mayor Jack Young and Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa made the announcement Friday.

“Our hearts are extremely heavy today,” Mayor Young said. “On behalf of the residents of Baltimore, I offer sincere condolences to our staff member’s family, loved ones, and members of the Baltimore City Health Department.”

The employee, who was not identified, worked in the health department’s Bureau of School Health and had worked for the health department since 2006.

CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:

“This is a terrible loss to the Health Department. My thoughts and prayers go out to our staff member’s family and friends,” Baltimore Health Department Commissioner Dr. Dzirasa.

Saint Agnes Hospital ICU Dr. Dean Meadows said that the death is another reason why COVID-19 still needs to be taken seriously.

“I think everybody needs to realize that this remains a very

Fitwel’s New Senior Housing Scorecard Provides Industry Best Practices for Optimizing Resident and Employee Health

October 9, 2020

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Fitwel^®, the healthy building certification system operated by The Center for Active Design (CfAD), today announced the launch of a pilot program to establish a Senior Housing scorecard for assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities, helping owners to optimize these essential properties to promote the health and wellness of residents and employees. Fitwel has secured participation from senior housing leaders including Emshih Developments, Willow Valley Communities, and Harrison Street, a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets and its associated operators of senior housing communities, including American Housing Senior Living/REDICO, Dial Senior Living, Engel Burman, Retirement Center Management (RCM), and The Springs Living.

“The Senior Housing scorecard directly translates the strongest research into impactful design and operational strategies, yielding a tool that can both benchmark current assets and inform future capital and operations investments that promote health and wellness and mitigate

Fitwel’s New Senior Housing Scorecard Provides Industry Best Practices for Optimizing Resident and Employee Health

October 7, 2020

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NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Fitwel^®, the healthy building certification system operated by The Center for Active Design (CfAD), today announced the launch of a pilot program to establish a Senior Housing scorecard for assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities, helping owners to optimize these essential properties to promote the health and wellness of residents and employees. Fitwel has secured participation from senior housing leaders including Emshih Developments, Willow Valley Communities, and Harrison Street, a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets and its associated operators of senior housing communities, including American Housing Senior Living/REDICO, Dial Senior Living, Engel Burman, Retirement Center Management (RCM), and The Springs Living.

“The Senior Housing scorecard directly translates the strongest research into impactful design and operational strategies, yielding a tool that can both benchmark current assets and inform future capital and operations

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