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Workspan Daily
01/26/2026
According to data from the U.S. government’s
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program , 2024 national LTC median costs were approximately:
;$9,300 to $10,600 per month for nursing homes (semi-private/private);;
;$5,900 per month for assisted living; and,;
;$214 per day for home health aides.;
However, these figures are projected to rise significantly with inflation.
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Workspan Daily
02/11/2026
As a revision to
Executive Order 13658 , which was established in February 2014, the minimum wage will shift to:
;$13.65 per hour for non-tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts (up from the current $13.30 rate); and,;
;$9.55 per hour for tipped employees performing such work (up from $9.30).;
The changes specifically apply to workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act that were entered into, renewed or extended between Jan. 1, 2015, and Jan. 29, 2022, and have not been renewed or extended (pursuant to an exercised option or otherwise) on or after Jan. 30, 2022.
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Workspan Daily
02/13/2025
Currently:
;30 states (plus the District of Columbia) have a minimum wage rate that exceeds the federal rate.;
;12 states have minimum wages that match the federal rate.;
;5 states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee) have not adopted a state minimum wage.;
;3 states (Georgia, Oklahoma and Wyoming) have a minimum wage below $7.25 per hour.;
For the eight states in the last two bullet points, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour generally applies.
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Workspan Daily
05/07/2025
Access a bonus Workspan Daily Plus+ article on this subject:
;How to Contend with a Job-Hopping Workforce;
When comparing positions held by workers after the age of 21 (excluding part-time and short-term work during high school or college), the research revealed the following longevity averages:
;Baby Boomers: 3.6 employers in 27.1 years (7.5 years per job);
;Generation X: 4.2 employers in 19.4 years (4.6 years per job);
;Millennials: 3.9 employers in 9.2 years (2.4 years per job);
;Generation Z: 2.7 employers in 2.8 years (1 year per job);
Although the data may exclude some shorter-term, early career jobs not listed by older workers, the gap is more than significant enough to account for those omissions, and it still paints a picture of dramatically increased job-hopping by the workforce’s newest entrants, said Jesse Wheeler, a senior macroeconomic analyst at Revelio Labs.
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Journal Article
03/15/2023
For the United States, the average cost of a private room in a nursing home is $303 per day, which comes to $110,595 per year.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
08/07/2025
;Important callouts: High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) can now permanently cover telehealth services before the deductible without violating HSA eligibility. … Direct primary care (DPC) arrangements are now compatible with HSAs, and DPC memberships will be considered a qualified medical expense under HSA guidelines (up to $150 per month per individual or $300 per month per family, indexed for inflation). … Bronze and catastrophic plans on state exchanges can be considered HDHPs for HSA eligibility, broadening HSA usage for participants on those plans.;
;Action items:
;Review plan designs to ensure they align with telehealth safe harbor and broadened HDHP eligibility rules.;
;If continuing or considering DPC arrangements, ensure their structure is compatible with HSA eligibility.;
;Determine if reinstating telehealth services before the deductible will be done retroactively to Jan. 1, 2025, only prospectively or not at all.;
;Communicate changes with employees and required notices.
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Workspan Daily
02/08/2022
“The average hospital stay for COVID-19 has cost Delta $50,000 per person.
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Workspan Daily
11/10/2023
Starbucks employees make an average wage of nearly $17.50 per hour, with baristas earning $15 to $24 an hour and total compensation of roughly $27 per hour including benefits, according to the company.
Workspan Magazine
07/27/2023
Australia Australia Hikes Minimum Wage in Response to Cost-of-Living Surge As of July 1, Australia’s employees on the minimum or award wage system saw a 5.75% rise in pay to $23.23 per hour, or $882.80 per week.
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