The survey also noted that 34% of firms require lifestyle or clinical support programs in order for employees to receive GLP-1 agonists for weight loss.

However, diabetes diagnoses have reached 13.8%, an all-time high.

Nearly a quarter of women take leave for mental health purposes, and it is the top reason women don’t return to work.

Workers who leave behind retirement accounts under $7,000 can be forced out of their old employer plans into “safe harbor IRAs."

Further, only 25% have a written plan, while 49% have an unwritten plan — and 26% have no plan at all.

However, nearly 40% of workers say they dread starting their workday, up from 23% in 2020.

Women face different challenges than men when building a financially secure future, according to award-winning financial journalist Jean Chatzky.

Vanguard officials said that two key levers would lead to greater improvement: continued expansion of DC plan access and two additional years of work.