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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With the United States Supreme Court apparently poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade’s protection for abortion access, some court watchers warn that protections for LGBTQ+ rights could be next. According to a recently released survey of 520 Americans who identify as LGBTQ+, many already face discrimination in the healthcare space. The survey , conducted by health insurance website HealthCare.com, included 520 respondents, 40% of whom identified as bisexual, 30% as gay, 12% as lesbian, and 18% as something else, such as transgender, pansexual, questioning, or queer. One in eight LGBTQ+ Americans surveyed said they have experienced discrimination from their health insurance provider. Among subgroups, such as people who identify as transgender or bisexual, it may be even higher, though the samples sizes for these subgroups were not sufficient to draw definitive conclusions. Younger people were more likely to report … [Read more...] about 1 In 8 LGBTQ+ Americans Face Health Insurance Discrimination, New Survey Shows

This article was updated on March 26, 2012. The U.S. spends more than almost any other country on health care, but we’re ranked nowhere near the top of the list in quality of care of quality of life. Clearly, something needs to change--and indeed, the U.S. Supreme Court is now weighing arguments around President Obama's health care reform law. But how do we, as entrepreneurs, even start the discussion? I am not a health care expert, but I can offer up my story as a small business owner. I can tell you what my company, Dero, is currently doing, why we’re doing it, and what needs to be done now. We renew our health insurance policy every May 1.  As renewal approaches, I hold my breath for the inevitable: How much will our premiums go up this year? For years, premiums climbed about 20% each spring. And each spring we had to consider how we would respond to these increases, and what effect it would have on our employees and the company. We want to provide the … [Read more...] about How the Health Care Mess Hurts Entrepreneurs

PHUKET: It’s natural to experience culture shock as an expat, but the real shock comes when expats consider just how complicated proper investment or financial planning becomes after they expatriate from their home countries. Here are some of the key areas expats will need to have a plan for and likely consult with knowledgeable experts about. EXCHANGE RATE AND REMITTANCE Expats whose income is largely fixed and denominated in a currency different from that used in the country in which they are living need to have a plan for dealing with exchange rate fluctuations as well as transactional costs of having their money remitted to them. In the worst case scenario, where the exchange rate makes a big and sustained movement not in the expats’ favor, they may have to plan on making major cutbacks in living expenses or even return home. INFLATION For most expats in Phuket, their home country has low inflation and low interest rates. Expats need to tie up cash in a much … [Read more...] about Phuket Finance: An expat’s guide to the inevitable

I must admit that I hesitated before putting pen to paper this month, because so much has been written and said about food waste – in this newspaper, in other media, by advocacy groups and others – that I wondered whether there is anything I can usefully say. But food waste is a really serious element of the planetary health crisis and one of the issues that we have the most power to change by our individual behaviours. So let me start with some often-quoted facts and figures: Globally, somewhere around 40% of food that is produced for us is never eaten. It is simply thrown away. On average, Malaysian households throw away around 25% of the food we buy in supermarkets. So with the average family spending around RM900 on food each month, that means around RM225 goes in the bin, and more often than not to a landfill. When you add other forms of food waste such as that produced by restaurants, supermarkets and other sectors, out of the 38,000 tonnes of trash we throw away every … [Read more...] about Malaysia is drowning in uneaten food – 6 steps you can take to help stop food waste

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This summer has the potential to have as many airline passengers for domestic flights as were seen before the pandemic. Is flying with a mask necessary with so many people in the air again? Federal Mask Mandate Lifted After a surprise federal court decision overturned the federal mask mandate in April 2022, the TSA no longer requires wearing a mask. However, the CDC is requesting that the United States Department of Justice appeal this legal decision. The medical agency and the Biden Administration believe that masks are necessary to protect public health as different coronavirus variants are still prevalent. A successful appeal can make wearing masks mandatory again to avoid federal fines and penalties. The CDC recommends that all travelers age two or older wear a mask during public transit. Airlines And Airports Requiring Masks Now that the TSA mask mandate for public transportation is suspended, … [Read more...] about Updates On Flying With A Face Mask

When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, the disease’s economic and cultural impact will surely include the Great Resignation . An unprecedented 45 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in 2021. In January 2022 alone, 4.3 million workers quit their jobs according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. advertisement advertisement IMany employees quit for what they believed were greener pastures. Others sought a sabbatical from “9 to 5” employment, while still others entered a period of “perpetual retirement” where they exited the workforce but, for a variety of reasons, are anticipated to return, perhaps cyclically. Profound Transformation Behind the exodus is a more profound transformation: U.S. workers are demanding a reevaluation of the contractual nature of work—and the power is in their hands. The relationship between employer and employee is changing, and employers are no longer in the driver’s seat. To … [Read more...] about The workplace reckoning in the wake of the Great Resignation

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A recent Giving Pledge event, with (from left) Bill and Melinda Gates, Airbnb cofounder Nathan ... [+] Blecharczyk, Elizabeth Blecharczyk, Airbnb cofounders Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky, and Giving Pledge cofounder Warren Buffett (photo courtesy of Giving Pledge) The three billionaire cofounders of online lodging website Airbnb, Brian Chesky , Joe Gebbia , and Nathan Blecharczyk , as well as Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff and 13 other individuals or families, have joined the Giving Pledge, the group announced Wednesday. Members promise to give a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.  The Airbnb cofounders are among the youngest to sign the pledge: Chesky and Gebbia are 34, and Blecharczyk is 33. Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett created the Giving Pledge in 2010 in an effort to spur charitable giving both in the U.S. and around the world. The Pledge now counts … [Read more...] about Airbnb’s Three Billionaire Cofounders And 14 Others Join Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge

LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States has confirmed nine monkeypox cases across seven states, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday. "These cases were suspected by local clinicians. They were identified by local laboratories and triggered local public health action to help with treatment and management of any potential contacts," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a press briefing. The nine cases have been identified in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia and Washington state. Some of the nine cases have a recent history of international travel to areas with active monkeypox outbreaks, but others do not, Walensky said. Officials expect more cases to be diagnosed as the CDC has urged doctors and the public to be on the lookout for symptoms. "We shouldn't be surprised to see more cases reported in the United States in the upcoming days. It's actually a sign that Americans are remaining vigilant, and … [Read more...] about U.S. confirms 9 monkeypox cases

The Indian Premier League trophy (Image courtesy: Twitter/@IPL, BCCI) Anxiety pierced through the Indian Premier League (IPL)'s bio-secure bubble on April 26 with leading Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and some Australian players withdrawing from the league amid the escalating COVID-19 crisis in India even as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) insisted that the glitzy league will go on. The 34-year-old Ashwin, competing for Delhi Capitals, decided to take a break saying that his family is currently "putting up a fight against COVID-19" and he wants to support them. He hopes to return to the side "if things go in the right direction". However, Andrew Tye (Rajastan Royals) and the duo of Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) withdrew as apprehension set in after a couple of weeks went by smoothly for the league being held in front of empty stands across nine venues. While Zampa and Richardson have not yet spoken about … [Read more...] about IPL 2021 | Early exits as COVID-19 cases surge in India, BCCI says league will go on

- A + A (May 26): Japan is set to allow in some package-tour tourists from overseas starting June 10, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday, ending a ban that was introduced about two years ago as part of the country’s virus control programme. “Active exchanges between people are the foundation of the economy and society,” Kishida said in a speech at the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo. “From the 10th of next month we will restart the admission of tourists on guided package tours.” He added that preparations would begin to allow international flights to land at New Chitose airport in Hokkaido and Naha airport in Okinawa starting in June. Tourist numbers are likely to remain limited at first. Japan has already announced it will double its cap on arrivals from overseas to 20,000 a day starting next month, though this remains far below the levels seen before the pandemic. Kishida pledged in a London speech to make it as easy to enter Japan as other Group of … [Read more...] about Japan to start reopening to foreign tourists from June 10