With 1 in 5 Americans now serving as a caregiver for an adult, adding benefits to support employee caregivers can help employers increase worker retention and satisfaction.

Since the new rule was proposed earlier this month, several business groups have sent letters urging the agency to offer an extension, saying the DOL underestimated the time companies need to review the rule and estimate its financial impact on their businesses.

The Census Bureau cites 5.6 million people not working because of COVID-19, whether they are ill themselves, caring for someone who's sick, or they're concerned about getting or spreading the coronavirus.

Atrium Health has declared publicly that in 2019 it provided $640 million in services to Medicare patients that were never paid for.