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Kathryn Mayer

Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s former benefits editor and chair of the Health & Benefits Leadership Conference. She has covered benefits for the better part of a decade, and her stories have won multiple awards, including a Jesse H. Neal Award and honors from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the National Federation of Press Women. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Denver.
Coronavirus

9 tips for telling workers about your new vaccine mandate

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An employer guide to communicating your COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Coronavirus

Surcharges, mask mandates: Motivating the unvaccinated?

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Data shows that penalties, like those Delta Airlines recently announced, are one way to move the needle on vaccination rates.
Benefits

Benefits news you may have missed: Sept. 20-24

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From combatting the Great Resignation to helping female employees balance their responsibilities, here are some of the week’s top stories.
Coronavirus

Benefits news you may have missed: Sept. 13-17

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From how to get ahead of Biden's new vaccine mandate to how DEI, the Great Resignation and COVID are changing benefits, here are some of the week’s top stories.
Coronavirus

Why help is essential as Delta worsens employee mental health

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Joe Grasso, director of workforce mental health for Lyra Health, says training managers, teaching resilience and promoting mental health are vital.
Coronavirus

Number of the day: return-to-office delays

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A majority of employers are rethinking their return-to-work timing due to the Delta variant. Here’s what that means for HR leaders.
Coronavirus

How DEI, the Great Resignation are changing benefits

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The pandemic, hot job market, a DEI focus and more are driving a sharp increase in employers planning to customize their strategies.
Coronavirus

The Delta threat is soaring. Will vaccination mandates surge too?

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Employers are quickly rethinking their approach to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, research from Willis Towers Watson finds.
Coronavirus

Surcharges for the unvaccinated: Will interest grow?

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After months of embracing incentives, employers are considering penalties on the non-vaccinated in an effort to boost vaccination rates.
Coronavirus

Benefits news you may have missed: Aug. 30-Sept. 3

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From strategies for combatting burnout to more employers considering healthcare cost hikes for unvaccinated employees, see this week’s top stories.
Coronavirus

Vaccine mandates are growing. Here’s how employees feel

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Employees may quit over company vaccine requirements–whether they implement them or not, new research indicates.
Benefits

Burnout is soaring. Here are 7 ways employers can help

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HR leaders share their strategies for alleviating workforce exhaustion in today's uncertain world.
Coronavirus

HRE’s Number of the Day: rising employee anxiety

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The Delta variant is worsening employees' mental health, new research finds. Here's what that means to HR leaders.
Coronavirus

Benefits news you may have missed: Aug. 23-27

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From what the FDA approval means for employer vaccine plans to the employers requiring workers get vaccinated, here are some of this week’s top stories.
Coronavirus

What the Pfizer FDA approval means for employer vaccine plans

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Along with daily 'heartbreaking reminders' of the dangers of the Delta variant, FDA approval likely will drive quick employer action, experts say.
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