Wellness

Analysis of data on the effects of caregiving responsibilities time lost from work for childbearing and child rearing reveals a financial toll not just on lifetime earnings, but also on Social Security benefits.

Employers have done some work around financial wellness, but largely in the form of one-off lunch-and-learn sessions, webinars and guest speakers that don't have the desired long-term affect on employees.

For every positive benefit of such programs, it seems you can find an equally compelling negative.

A new conscience and religious-freedom division within the Health and Human Services Department is being launched to aid doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in refusing to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal judge Tuesday that the court does not have the power to force the agency to comply with any deadline, or direct the agency to adopt any new rules in the first place.

Theres still serious, growing concern that workplace wellness apps could violate privacy rules around users health dataa risk that in-house teams can help mitigate.