Employee Participation

"As employees cling to their jobs for security, retention alone can give employers a false sense of stability, even as wellbeing, engagement and productivity quietly erode," said Todd Katz, head of U.S. Group Benefits at MetLife.

The Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act, introduced last week by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., would establish a pilot jobs guarantee program in up to 15 high-unemployment communities nationwide.

The ferocious competitors in the RILA market increased sales of those products 24%.

Hospitals, clinics, and home health services lead hiring, offsetting weaker gains in other industries.

The After Hours Child Care Act would support expanding legitimate existing child care programs — or, in some cases, establishing new facilities — so parents can remain working outside of the traditional work hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The report indicates workers in San Jose, Calif.; San Francisco; and New York City lose the most time value, exceeding $12,000 annually.