Despite the risks, drinking culture continues to be the norm in many organizations, and too often little to no thought or consideration is given to employees who don’t want to drink.
The HR teams that provide holistic and personalized benefits will give employees the flexible support they need at a time when many are frustrated and discouraged by RTO.
A third of Americans don’t believe retiring in their current location makes financial sense, which is why Nationwide Financial Research’s new data can help advisors offer specific financial guidance to those in the Northeast, Midwest, West and the South.
Daniel Aronowitz, an opponent of the strategy of "regulation through litigation," would become assistant secretary of Labor and the Employee Benefits Security Administration's chief.
While the actual 2026 Social Security cost-of-living increase for retired workers won’t be announced until October, the Senior Citizens League is predicting a 2.3% increase for 2026 – a modest decrease from the 2.5% raise in 2025.
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The Labor Department has filed a motion to pause two federal court cases challenging the Retirement Security Rule, which was finalized last April and had been set to go into effect last September, but has been beset by lawsuits.
By addressing challenges with thoughtful, employee-focused strategies, HR professionals can turn potential obstacles into opportunities, paving the way for workplaces that thrive even with the changes that have already occurred at the start of 2025.
Forfeiture cases are no longer nuisance lawsuits, as top law firm Schlichter Bogard, which has been representing many plaintiffs in recent 401(k) excessive fee lawsuits, is representing the telecommunications company’s participant-plaintiffs.
The letters were signed by the America’s Agenda, Blue Shield of California, the ERISA Industry Committee, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, PBM Accountability Project and Transparency-Rx.