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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

Employers must ‘lean in more diligently’ on racial health inequities

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How HR leaders from McDonald’s and the City of Gary are helping Black employees through COVID-19 and more.
Coronavirus

Soundbite: ‘Don’t skip’ annual exams, screenings

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Experts worry that employees avoiding preventive care during COVID-19 will result in a sharp rise in cancers, other conditions.
Coronavirus

Benefits news you may have missed: Jan. 25-29

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From how employers are addressing racial health inequities to why a vaccine mandate could spark a backlash, here are some of the week’s top stories.
Coronavirus

More employers planning to encourage COVID-19 vaccines

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A new survey finds that most organizations plan to provide education on vaccines, will promote shots to employees.
Benefits

Here’s what employees are looking for from their employers

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Workers want more assistance with saving for retirement and balancing work/life issues.
Coronavirus

HRE’s number of the day: pandemic-related resignations

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Workers plan to resign over employers' handling of COVID-19, survey finds.
Compensation

Why Target is extending COVID benefits, handing out another bonus

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The retailer says it spent $1 billion more in 2020 on the health, safety and wellbeing of employees compared to 2019.
Coronavirus

HRE’s number of the day: COVID vaccine worries

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A majority of employees are concerned about side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus

Why an employer vaccine mandate could spark worker backlash

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A number of employees say they would consider leaving their employer if they required vaccination.
Benefits

Benefits news you may have missed: Jan. 18-22

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From how employers can encourage workers to get a COVID vaccine to why HR is investing in caregiving benefits, here are some of the week’s top stories.
Benefits

What Unum’s new caregiving benefit says about employer priorities

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The benefits firm recently upped its commitment to caregiving employees.
Coronavirus

How Biden’s first executive actions will affect HR

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COVID-19 and workplace discrimination actions have employers paying attention.
Coronavirus

HRE’s number of the day: mental health help

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Nearly half of employees said they considered getting treatment because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus

No. 1 way to encourage workers to get COVID-19 vaccine? Education

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Experts say organizations need to have a robust communication strategy in place to promote vaccination.
Benefits

Benefits news you may have missed: Jan. 11-15

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From how one retailer is encouraging its workers to get a COVID vaccine to the most-coveted employee benefits, here are some of the week’s top stories.
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