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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.
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Benefits news you may have missed: August 3-7

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From four lessons the pandemic is teaching us about benefits to how employees are changing their retirement plans, here are some of the week’s top stories.
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Why the pandemic isn’t all bad for the workplace

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From better leaders to remote work wins, we've seen some good changes–and they should continue after the crisis, one expert says.
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Number of the day: employee recognition during COVID-19

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Workers say appreciation is more important while working from home. Here’s what that means to HR leaders.
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HR Tech Conference is going virtual

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HRE’s annual event will now take place online Oct. 27-30–and at no cost for attendees.
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Mayer: What the pandemic is teaching us about benefits

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From the importance of wellness to the shortcomings plaguing employer plans, four lessons from COVID-19.
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Employers’ strategy for getting employees healthy during COVID: virtual fitness

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Pinterest, Best Buy, Pfizer and more employers are looking to get employees moving–from home.
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Benefits news you may have missed: July 27-31

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From the rise of virtual wellness to Google’s decision to keep workers remote until next summer, here are some of the week’s top stories.
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How Pinterest is getting its remote workers moving

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The company’s luxe fitness center may be closed, but remote employees still have access to plenty of ways to stay active.
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Continuum’s solution for financial stress: faster pay, education

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The customer care provider partnered with instant pay company Branch to give employees financial education and more frequent access to their pay.
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Why virtual wellness is on the rise

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Wellness providers Wellbeats and Grokker have both seen big upticks since March.
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HRE’s number of the day: lack of employee savings

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An overwhelming number of hourly workers have no money saved. What does it mean for HR leaders?
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Keeping fitness in focus, despite COVID-19

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Best Buy is among the employers that have transitioned their in-person fitness classes to virtual settings.
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Google workers will stay remote until summer 2021

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Experts predict the tech company’s decision to keep employees remote amid the pandemic may spur others to push back reopening plans.
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Benefits news you may have missed: July 20-24

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From Amazon opening health clinics for employees to Walmart giving workers a third COVID-related bonus, here are some of the week’s top stories.
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COVID, social unrest prompting ‘real change’ from HR

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Get insights into HR’s response to the coronavirus pandemic from National Academy of Human Resources President Jill Smart.
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