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Four Reasons Employers Should be Concerned About COVID Impacting Healthcare Costs
This post continues our ongoing series of articles on how COVID will impact employer healthcare costs. In today’s blog, we'll discuss four ways that COVID will likely lead to increased costs for employers. As healthcare providers begin to reopen and quarantines are...
Should you outsource essential business functions? Key Considerations
This is a guest post written by Launchways strategic partner, Larry Levy of CFO Options. Have you thought about outsourcing some function of your business but now sure if you should? Maybe you’re uncomfortable outsourcing something that you think should be handled by...
How COVID-19 has Altered the 2020 Healthcare Landscape
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis unfolding, most US employers were anticipating healthcare cost increases in the range of 4-7%, based on trends in 2018 and 2019. However, COVID-19 has drastically altered the healthcare space and thus dismantled most employers’ previous...
Experts Share Thoughts on Building a Return to Work Plan on Launchways Webinar
Many businesses are preparing to transition to return to work in a continuously COVID-impacted world. Many states are starting to loosen COVID-19 related restrictions and open back up, and others are sure to follow suit. Whether you already have a start-date in mind...
New COVID-19 Requirements, Regulations and Legislation Won’t Stop, Is Your Business Prepared to Adapt?
As many businesses begin to officially reopen, it’s more clear than ever that COVID-19 has changed the reality of our workspace. The constant but piecemeal flow of new guidance related to COVID-19 has become a business challenge unto itself – maybe the most important...
Restarting & Revitalizing Your Workplace Culture in the Age of COVID-19
As more states begin their official economic reopenings in the wake of COVID-19, many organizations feel like resuming the work itself isn’t the biggest challenge. For many of us, reengaging and rebuilding our teams of talented professionals and getting them motivated...
How to Implement COVID Screenings at Your Business [Plus a Template for How to Announce New Screening Procedures to Employees]
We all know that we need to modify the way we work to adapt in the wake of COVID-19. One of the main changes businesses are exploring is daily employee health screenings. Health screenings help employers protect their teams and ongoing work by keeping coronavirus out...
The Future of Work is Now—and it’s Radically Inclusive
This is a guest post written by Launchways partners Rada Yovovich and Chanté Thurmond, representing The Darkest Horse, a next generation Diversity & Inclusion consulting firm. The Long-Awaited “Future of Work” Has Come Early, and Brought Surprises Galore...
Launchways Partnering with Atrend Safety to Simplify COVID-19 Workplace Safety Updates
For the last two months, businesses and professionals around the nation have held their breath waiting for the go-ahead to reopen and get back to work. Now that those orders are in place and the dates to resume business are nearing, it’s essential that physical...
Actionable Strategies to Help Reduce Employee Anxiety About Returning to Work
As the majority of states transition toward some level of economic reopening, many professionals are scared that the economy is claiming priority above their health and wellbeing. If not addressed directly, this perception could easily lead to a disconnect between...
What HR Leaders Must Know About FFCRA Leave Documentation
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) launched last month, temporarily expanding paid sick and FMLA leave for employees of businesses with headcounts of fewer than 500 as part of the national COVID-19 response. The follow-up CARES Act provided payroll...
What Employers Need to Know About EBSA’s COVID-19 Employee Benefits Deadline Extensions
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), IRS, and Department of the Treasury issued a joint announcement on April 28th stating that they are extending a variety of timeframes related to employer sponsored healthcare coverage, portability, and continuation...