Employee Participation

The cost soars to $26.6 billion annually when medical expenses are added.

Managers have a critical, and challenging, role to play in ensuring the various immediate, and ambiguous, needs of employees are being met.

The class action lawsuit filed six years ago against the drugmaker, which alleged systematic overpricing, will set up a $13.5 million settlement fund for those who pay out of pocket.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, made this bold statement, which some say contains elements of truth, however, it's why he's made lowering drug costs a top priority.

The problem is real and can be costly - the estimated cost to replace a departing employee is 2.5 times their salary - so showing employees you value them as individuals can make a positive impact on employee retention.

Pandemic stresses led to millions more Americans seeking mental health treatment, so it may prove tempting for insurers to offer up apps and chatbots to meet the mental health parity requirement.