According to a recent briefing paper released by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted children’s emotional and cognitive health. Children across the nation have experienced major disruptions as a result of public health safety measures, including school closures, social isolation,...
To combat the COVID-19 pandemic more aggressively, President Biden has directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop a rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that workers be vaccinated or produce a negative COVID-19 test result on a weekly...
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, many companies have offered incentives for employees to get vaccinated, including paid time off, gift cards and even cash bonuses. However, in light of the current surge in infections and hospitalizations, many are considering a different tactic. According to Forbes.com,...
According to a new report released by The Senior Citizens League, one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan senior groups, inflation could prompt the most significant cost-of-living hike to Social Security benefits since 1983. The study compared growth in the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA)...
With temperatures soaring to the triple-digits along the West Coast, Californians are justifiably concerned for their safety. In fact, heat exhaustion and heatstroke cause more deaths in the U.S. than all other natural disasters combined. Extreme heat or heat waves occur when the temperature reaches extremely...