Kaiser Permanente announced Wednesday that it has reached a tentative four-year contract agreement with a coalition of three of its unions, averting an October strike by 85,000 workers. “We greatly respect and value our employees who deliver on our …
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SAN JOSE — The unsettling prospect that BART’s appearances at two crucial train stops in downtown San Jose are being delayed by as many as four years won’t derail the development momentum in the urban core of the Bay Area’s largest city, experts said …
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While premiums in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces appear to have leveled out after several years of sharp increases, the cost of employer-sponsored insurance has reached a record high. Companies and their workers for the first time are shelling out …
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The Food and Drug Administration seems to be listening. For the past six months, the federal agency has been bombarded with messages urging it to promptly develop a regulatory pathway for the lawful use of hemp-derived CBD (hemp-CBD) in foods and …
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The Food and Drug Administration should have acted sooner to curb the surge in youth vaping, the acting head of the agency, Dr. Ned Sharpless, told a House subcommittee Wednesday in his first appearance before Congress since news of severe lung …
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