The trend has proven to be a win-win for all involved, boosting, among other things, patient engagement.

Labor leaders are now readying efforts to raise the minimum wage for a second consecutive year, increase paid family leave and institute better pay and benefits for retail and service workers.

Gains also are being driven by limits on cost-of-living adjustments, delayed retirement and more reliance on funding from workers.

Target Corp. Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel, dogged by a holiday-season data breach that exposed the personal information of tens of millions of shoppers, will step down as chairman, president and CEO.