By Quartz at Work reporterOctober 27, 2020American CEOs have become very vocal about several contentious political and social issues. Just in the past few years, many have advocated for  and voiced concern for America’s . Some have taken heat for . Many from Muslim countries that US president Donald Trump instituted shortly after he took office. More recently, dozens have .However, business leaders have largely stopped short of publicly endorsing one political candidate over another, even when one contender is clearly more aligned with their professed values.With some notable...…By Quartz at Work reporterOctober 27, 2020American CEOs have become very vocal about several contentious political and social issues. Just in the past few years, many have advocated for  and voiced concern for America’s . Some have taken heat for . Many from Muslim countries that US president Donald Trump instituted shortly after he took office. More recently, dozens have .However, business leaders have largely stopped short of publicly endorsing one political candidate over another, even when one contender is clearly more aligned with their professed values.With some notable...WW…

Last week, former health insurance executive tweeted before disappearing again into the news cycle ether. But his mea culpa deserves more attention.Potter, who left Cigna where he was a vice-president of communications in 2008, wrote that in his previous career, he was among those in the health insurance industry who spent huge sums to convince Americans that Canada’s single-payer system was “awful.”The industry and its lobbying group, American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), manipulated data and found the rare case stories they needed to spread suggesting that Canadians have long waits for...…Last week, former health insurance executive tweeted before disappearing again into the news cycle ether. But his mea culpa deserves more attention.Potter, who left Cigna where he was a vice-president of communications in 2008, wrote that in his previous career, he was among those in the health insurance industry who spent huge sums to convince Americans that Canada’s single-payer system was “awful.”The industry and its lobbying group, American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), manipulated data and found the rare case stories they needed to spread suggesting that Canadians have long waits for...WW…

By Quartz at Work senior reporterPublished February 5, 2019The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation looked pretty heroic when it introduced 52 weeks of paid parental leave as an employee benefit four years ago.In the US, companies are to offer employees any paid leave. When they do, it’s typically limited to three or six months, even at famously perk-rich companies and . By American standards, therefore, the one-year benefit was momentous. Advocates for longer leaves wanted to believe the foundation’s policy would signal the start of a trend.Alas, it didn’t survive. In , Steven Rice, chief...…By Quartz at Work senior reporterPublished February 5, 2019The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation looked pretty heroic when it introduced 52 weeks of paid parental leave as an employee benefit four years ago.In the US, companies are to offer employees any paid leave. When they do, it’s typically limited to three or six months, even at famously perk-rich companies and . By American standards, therefore, the one-year benefit was momentous. Advocates for longer leaves wanted to believe the foundation’s policy would signal the start of a trend.Alas, it didn’t survive. In , Steven Rice, chief...WW…

By Quartz at Work senior reporterPublished April 25, 2020The homemade masks that millions are wearing in the US and elsewhere have always been a for preventing the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19.They’re not recommended to protect the wearer. Only N95 respirators contaminated droplets and aerosols expelled from someone who is infected. Since such masks are in short supply, health officials have said that they should be reserved for healthcare workers tending to Covid-19 patients.For the rest of us, cloth masks t-shirts, bandanas, bras, or jeans are sufficient, and mandatory in some...…By Quartz at Work senior reporterPublished April 25, 2020The homemade masks that millions are wearing in the US and elsewhere have always been a for preventing the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19.They’re not recommended to protect the wearer. Only N95 respirators contaminated droplets and aerosols expelled from someone who is infected. Since such masks are in short supply, health officials have said that they should be reserved for healthcare workers tending to Covid-19 patients.For the rest of us, cloth masks t-shirts, bandanas, bras, or jeans are sufficient, and mandatory in some...WW…