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Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize any industry that relies heavily on data. So it’s no wonder that the insurance industry is delving deeper and deeper into AI, to the concern...
MA Lawmakers to Weigh Four-Day Work Week The Massachusetts House Labor and Workforce Development Committee scheduled a hearing last week on legislation ( HB 3849 ) that would provide tax credits to businesses...
Bills to Overhaul Long-Term Care and Control Prescription Drug Costs on Move in MA The Massachusetts House unanimously passed a bill ( HB 4178 ) that would overhaul the long-term care industry, while...
OpenAI Ousts CEO Sam Altman The board of directors of OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT, announced on the company’s blog last week that its CEO Sam Altman would be stepping down. The blog post said...
For more than half a year, labor strife has swept the country. First, Hollywood writers went on strike in May. Then actors joined them in walking off the set a couple months later, in July. Detroit...
In their 3rd special session of the year, Texas lawmakers are considering a bill (SB 7 c) that would bar private employers from requiring their workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Employers that take “adverse action” against workers or contractors who refuse to be vaccinated would be subject to a $10,000 fine under the measure, which was passed by the Senate on Oct. 12 and was pending in the House Committee on State Affairs as of Oct. 16. (KXAN)
Ten percent of large U.S. employers—those with 200 workers or more—don’t provide coverage for legal abortion under their largest health plans, according to KFF’s latest employer health benefits survey. Another 18% of such employers said abortions were only covered under certain circumstances, like when a pregnancy resulted from incest or rape, or when the mother’s health or life are in jeopardy. (KFF)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK