How voluntary benefits can address the financial hardship of coronavirus

There’s certainly nothing new about the fact that employees experience financial stress. Bills stack up, unexpected expenses inevitably pile on and the great cycle of money worries continues ad infinitum. But what is new? A global pandemic that has brought an unprecedented, unexpected rainy day to all of our budgets. Those who weren’t already living […]

How voluntary benefits can address the financial hardship of coronavirus

There’s certainly nothing new about the fact that employees experience financial stress. Bills stack up, unexpected expenses inevitably pile on and the great cycle of money worries continues ad infinitum. But what is new? A global pandemic that has brought an unprecedented, unexpected rainy day to all of our budgets. Those who weren’t already living […]

Is it time to offer all employees same-day pay?

Getting paid after every workday could help ease financial strain brought on during coronavirus, and benefit provider DailyPay is advocating that more employers implement this practice. The same-day pay benefit provider conducted a survey of its users to determine how their platform is affecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 90% of those surveyed […]

Is it time to offer all employees same-day pay?

Getting paid after every workday could help ease financial strain brought on during coronavirus, and benefit provider DailyPay is advocating that more employers implement this practice. The same-day pay benefit provider conducted a survey of its users to determine how their platform is affecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 90% of those surveyed […]

What employers and employees need to know about leave policies before reopening

Employers could find themselves deep in litigation for refusing to let some employees stay home once coronavirus shelter-in-place orders are lifted. That was a key takeaway of a webinar conducted by legal and disability experts from MetLife. The presentation, hosted by the Disability Management Employer Coalition, explored how existing disability laws and the recently passed […]

Coronavirus pandemic proves the need for on-demand wage options

COVID-19 is going to cause fundamental change in terms of our health and public behavior, but also in the very fundamentals of how people live and work. The $2 trillion federal stimulus package — the largest single economic intervention in world history — underscores exactly how critical it is for individuals and families to be […]