Managers should tackle benefits education, experts say

Employees say they want to learn about benefits from their managers. Here’s how HR can help.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 10, 2023

How Liberty Mutual rethought communications for open enrollment 2024

Employees typically rush through important benefits decisions, but a more holistic, human-centered approach could improve awareness of employers’ offerings.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Oct. 10, 2023

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Inside the rapidly changing world of employee benefits

As employers prioritize retention, benefits remain a crucial piece of business’ employee value propositions.

By HR Dive staff

Spike in employer-sponsored healthcare enrollment only just beginning

Loss of Medicaid coverage will cause a rush among workers to join employer-sponsored plans, Christopher O'Shea of Sentinel Group writes.

By Christopher O’Shea • Oct. 10, 2023

Gender pay gap report earns Nobel Prize

The “E” in DEI is undeniably on the map.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 9, 2023

How employers can ease the mental load for working parents

Economics professor and parenting writer Emily Oster suggested ways employers can make a real difference for working parents.

By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 6, 2023

Employ moms in D.C.? Here are 5 resources to send their way

Companies that employ working moms in D.C. have plenty of resources to supplement their benefits offerings.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 5, 2023

Employers predict ‘modest’ 3.9% pay increases for 2024

Employers also said they plan to promote 8.7% of their employee population next year — spending part of their compensation budgets on related pay increases.

By Laurel Kalser • Oct. 4, 2023

Despite economic uncertainty, most workers still plan to ask for a raise

And employers say they’re willing to pony up.

By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 3, 2023

Financial strain is up, yet workers remain cautiously optimistic, Bank of America finds

Financial wellness among employees fell to 42%, the lowest it's been in at least 13 years, the report found.

By Ginger Christ • Oct. 3, 2023

Judge rejects employer’s argument that DOL’s FLSA salary test is illegal

An Austin, Texas, restaurant operator claimed the agency lacked statutory authority to set a minimum salary threshold for executive, administrative and professional employees.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 29, 2023

Pandemic-era child care funding runs out Saturday. HR has an opportunity to step in.

At the National Maternal and Infant Health Summit on Sept. 19, advocates, labor professionals and politicians imbued their panels with a sense of urgency.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 28, 2023

As a ‘child care cliff’ approaches, employers look to boost caregiver benefits

Though full-time remote work is set to go away for some workers, their caregiving needs will not.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 28, 2023

Employers to slow gain in salary budgets to 3.9% in 2024

The increase in inflation-adjusted wages has steadily declined since June, along with many measures of overall price pressures.

By Jim Tyson • Sept. 25, 2023

Lactation pods keep nursing moms on the jobsite

The spaces give women privacy for pumping breast milk, an action that is covered by the federal PUMP Act that went into effect late last year.

By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 25, 2023

Working parents need a village — and employers must be part of it, advocates say

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, local government officials and the DOL women’s bureau chief spoke at the National Maternal & Infant Health Summit.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 21, 2023

54% of workers didn’t negotiate most recent job salary

Salary negotiation varies by industry but seems similar across genders, according to Glassdoor data.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 21, 2023

How one Goldman Sachs HR pro — and mom of 5 — champions working parents

Shekhinah Bass’ career is a case study for what caregivers can accomplish with the right employer benefits package.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 20, 2023

Few workers are thriving in their jobs, survey says

Happy workers are nearly twice as likely to prioritize work effectively, solve problems creatively and put a lot of time and energy into tasks, Indeed found.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 19, 2023

Report: Baby boomers most likely to prefer flexible, remote work

Less than a quarter of baby boomers support in-office work, the study found.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 19, 2023

Indeed says half of its US job postings now feature pay transparency

The rate will continue to climb as New York’s statewide salary disclosure law goes into effect this week.

By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 19, 2023

California state Senate passes major restaurant labor compromise

The labor deal, which repeals and replaces the fast food council law, AB 257, can take effect if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it by Oct. 14.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Updated Sept. 15, 2023

GOP senators’ bill would mandate E-Verify, raise minimum wage to $11 an hour

The bill, which is similar to a 2021 Republican proposal, would use a phased compliance schedule for small businesses.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 14, 2023

Most US adults out of labor force say health, caregiving keep them sidelined

Lack of access to paid family and medical leave is a primary barrier for prime-age adults who are out of the workforce, a recent Bipartisan Policy Center report found.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 14, 2023

Employers expect health benefit costs to climb 5.4% in 2024

High inflation, labor shortages and industry consolidation contributed to the projected increase, according to a new survey of employers from consultancy Mercer.

By Brian T. Horowitz • Sept. 14, 2023

How to ensure deskless workers use their mental health benefits

The challenge isn’t so much that deskless workers don’t receive mental health benefits. It’s that they may face pain points in accessing them, experts said.

By Jen A. Miller • Sept. 14, 2023