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Anthem, Va. Chamber partner on WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield on the WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance, the next step in providing health insurance to small business owners through a newly legalized consortium structure, President and CEO Barry DuVal announced Wednesday. In June 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation allowing associations — including […]
‘A culture of caring’
Speaking to an audience of more than 20,000 human resources professionals gathered in Las Vegas for his organization’s June 14 annual conference and expo, Society for Human Resource Management President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor Jr. said that HR execs are ready to meet the array of challenges created by the “new abnormal” of post-pandemic […]
Peraton lands $130M DOD contract
Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton Inc. has received a five-year contract worth up to $130 million to assist the Department of Defense with modernizing computer applications to determine benefits eligibility, it announced Thursday. Under the Entitlements and Benefits Application Modernization and Sustainment program, Peraton will help the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) upgrade[...]
Delegate tries again to advance paid sick leave bill
RICHMOND,Va. — A Virginia House of Delegates committee advanced a measure into appropriations that would provide some essential workers with paid sick leave. House Bill 2137, introduced by Del. Elizabeth Guzman, D-Woodbridge, reported out of the House Labor and Commerce committee Thursday in a 13-8 vote along party lines. This is Guzman’s latest effort to […]
Initial jobless claims rise as extended benefits come to an end
As the U.S. Department of Labor notified the Virginia Employment Commission that the state’s extended benefits program would end on Nov. 21, more than 11,000 Virginians filed initial jobless claims and more than 85,000 filed continued claims. Under the extended benefit program, Virginians who had already used regular unemployment insurance benefits as well as any […]
Va. initial jobless claims jumped nearly 25% last week
The number of initial jobless claims in Virginia rose by 24.75% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the week ending Oct. 17, 11,365 Virginians filed initial claims for unemployment, an increase of 2,255 from the previous week, according to the VEC. And the number of initial claims filed during the week ending […]
