Cost-Containment

The leading factor that prompts most companies to voluntarily offer paid leave is employee demand, particularly from millennial workers.

"Hopefully we can do some litigation against the opioid companies," Trump said at an event organized at the White House on the opioid epidemic.

They've been touted in recent years as a way ostaying fit and focused, but standing desks are beginning to receive some pushback due to studies that suggest they can cause pain.

Done properly, employee health programs can indeed be a powerful tool in reducing health care costs – a necessity for employers struggling to keep up with the rising medical trend, as all benefits managers and brokers know.

Apple plans to launch a group of internal health centers as it moves to boost the health and wellness of its employees.

Research indicates that a group of best-performing companies has managed to save $2,251 per employee per year in health care costs.