InterWest’s Sacramento offices held a gift card donation drive the first two weeks of June to help teens from the Aging Up foster care program enjoy free time and gain much-need items this summer. Aging Up helps empower Sacramento Region youth who have current or former foster care experience successfully transition into adulthood. 42 gift…
More employers are including narrow provider network insurance plans among their plan offerings to their employees to give them a lower-cost premium option. Narrow provider networks limit the number of covered providers included in health insurance plans. While these plans have been mainstays on Affordable Care Act marketplaces, employers have been slow to adopt them.…
Despite the job market upheaval and intense competition for talent, there is a mismatch between the value that human resources executives and job prospects put on employee benefits, according to a new survey. One in five workers surveyed said that health care and health insurance are a major factor when deciding to accept a job,…
InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: Ronald De Leon Ron is always willing to go the extra mile to make sure work is done well. No matter how big the task, he takes the initiative to respond with a positive outlook and gets it done. He has demonstrated excellent attention to detail and commitment to InterWest since he…
InterWest’s Distinguished Employee: Martha Martinez Martha is a natural leader who never shies away from responsibility. She is always willing to step up and tackle problems head on, whether a difficult customer issue or a new initiative introduced by InterWest. Martha loves her job and approaches everything with an optimistic attitude and encourages others to…
The more employees are working from home, the greater the risk that their employers’ sensitive date is also being stored on their poorly secured devices and laptops. A new study by Symantec Corp. found many employees are sharing, moving and exposing sensitive company data as part of carrying out the requirements of their jobs, and…
A new survey has found that managing health care costs and expanding mental health benefits will be a top priority for U.S. employers as they ramp up benefits to compete for talent in the tight job market spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, virtual care is expected to become an essential and long-lasting feature of…
Engulfment risks are some of the most overlooked hazards in agricultural operations. The most common types of engulfment hazards are in grain silos, where a worker can quickly become trapped and buried by a sudden flow of grain. But there are also a number of engulfment hazards besides grain silos. Workers can also be engulfed…
Construction firms are reeling from snowballing costs of building materials due to spiking demand and supply chain snarls that are resulting in massive budget cost overruns. This is especially affecting construction businesses that are managing apartment or commercial projects. These cost overruns are imperiling profits — and risking red ink — on the projects after…
Thank you to InterWest partner BBSI for inviting InterWest to volunteer with them at the Sacramento Food Bank on May 13th. InterWest’ s Jeff Keena, Ruth Elliott and Karen Esquibel worked side by side with more than 20 BBSI volunteers who showed up to assemble and fill 811 boxes of food to help ensure that…