Commentary

While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, somewhat surprisingly does not directly address any issues related to qualified retirement plans, it does impact executive compensation in a couple of ways that may be of interest to executives and their financial advisors.

For employers, finding and closing drug usage gaps is a claim-control strategy.

With the anniversary of this historic civil rights law, it’s an important moment to examine how these protections have evolved – not just for compliance, but for advancing equity in an ever-changing workplace.

The authors make the case that employers and benefits professionals have a responsibility to make the system work better.

Organizations continue to need HR professionals in roles that require strategic thinking, sound judgment, human connection with employees, and management of AI utilization to maintain security and ensure accuracy of employee data.

Employers must be willing to consider the cost of offering more leave and flexibility to keep these employees in their workforce, specifically by weighing these costs against the considerably more disruptive and expensive process of hiring and training their less experienced replacements.