Employee Participation

With federal student loan payments set to resume starting next week, more than one in five borrowers expect to reduce savings overall (29%), for emergencies (29%) and retirement (22%), according to a new poll.

The mental health of U.S. workers is "at its lowest point in five months," TELUS Health reported.

With student loan payments resuming Oct. 1, many employers are stepping up to provide guidance and counselor tools or offer one-on-one financial coaching sessions – or even student loan matching for 401(k) plans.

Over half (52%) of employees would be interested in gaining new skills at their current workplace.

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is developing rules to bar unpaid medical bills from affecting patients' credit scores, however, industry leaders are questioning why medical providers are being singled out in their billing.