As originally posted on Everlong Captive's blog 2020 was a tough year for employers. The pandemic and economic shutdown presented companies with multiple financial challenges, and rising health-related costs ...
As originally posted on Everlong Captive's blog 2020 was a tough year for employers. The pandemic and economic shutdown presented companies with multiple financial challenges, and rising health-related costs ...
by Hannah Robinson There is one silver lining from the past year and a half: the trials and weaknesses that have been embedded in the employer health plan long before the pandemic can no longer hide. And, as ...
by Hannah Robinson November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and it’s an excellent time to critically rethink care for a chronic illness that more than 30 million people in the U.S. are living with. The annual ...
by Hannah Robinson What does holistic health even mean? While you do your best to inform employees on the benefits available to them, listening to their concerns and adjusting from there, the healthcare system ...
by Chantel Gorton As previously published by Work Right October is National Ergonomics Month. We recognize the importance of ergonomics in the workplace for many reasons but especially for its injury ...
Category: Work Right, medical innovation, TheGraniteList, resource guide, ergonomics
Last week, we published a list of vendors who provide services that support employers and employees through all the changes that come with Covid-19. We listened to the excellent and thoughtful responses that ...
Category: innovation, TheGraniteList, responses, resource guide, covidworkplace
The Granite List. Live The Cost of Time and Money in Mandating the COVID Vaccine Sally, Leigh and Michael discuss being able to implement strategies that provide a safe environment for the individuals to be ...
Category: TheGraniteList, pandemic workplace
by Mark Pew Workplace safety has been top-of-mind since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911. The deaths of 146 people in New York City effectively launched workers’ compensation in the ...
Category: safety culture, TheGraniteList, mark pew, pandemic workplace
by Sally Pace and Leigh Dill On the heels of the 41st Self Insurance Institute of America’s National Conference, attendees were challenged to look at the past few years in order to prepare for the future. In a ...
Category: TheGraniteList, hybrid workforce, A.I., poll results
by Hannah Robinson This Open Enrollment period will be like none other—said benefits specialists back in 2020. They were anticipating the new challenges a virtual OE was going to present. It might be tempting ...
Category: communication, TheGraniteList, open enrollment, employee retention
by Hannah Robinson For more and more companies, updating their menu of voluntary benefits is just one more necessary step to stay competitive and attractive to new employees. The future of benefits are ...
Category: TheGraniteList, identity theft, phone protection, legal insurance, pet insurance
by Hannah Robinson When it comes to addressing the needs of an entire population while focusing on a specific state like MSK in tandem, Nic Patee’s team at Work Right is moving the needle for groups like ...
Category: Work Right, musculoskeletal, safety culture, TheGraniteList, virtual care
by Hannah Robinson The pandemic has given way to a new conversation on hybrid working--that is, working some days remote and some in the office. And the resurgence through the Delta variant has pushed return ...
Category: TheGraniteList, virtual care, return to office
by Hannah Robinson Far too long in the benefits arena, rising costs and decreasing benefits are portrayed as a natural progression of the field. Studies prior to the pandemic estimated that 30% of all ...
Category: TheGraniteList, financial literacy, ERISA, health plan waste, health plan audit
by Hannah Robinson The hard truth is this: workers are chronically overworked while sleeping less and less. While the National Sleep Foundation urges the average working adult to receive 7-9 hours of sleep ...
Category: TheGraniteList, mental health, financial literacy, Sleep Study