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The company’s employer clients can now offer a suite of wellness classes to their employees as a way to further invest in their overall well-being.

When the pandemic hit, Benny award winner Bryan Aycock expanded his firm’s benefits programs and ramped up new initiatives to support Zynga employees.

Employees often don’t take advantage of supplemental insurance because of the difficulty of the claims process.

Considering that the vast majority of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck and 40% struggle to cover a $400 emergency expense, it’s no wonder why so many individuals consider themselves functionally uninsured despite being covered by an employer’s health plan.

Nearly 80% of the 1.1 million workers who dropped out of the workforce in September were women, according to U.S. labor statistics.

Employers can offer several resources and benefits to help reduce the stress and physical and mental health impact on employees who are caring for aging family members.

“The difference in our whole office, as far as how it looks at voluntary benefits, has totally taken a complete turn,” says Kathy Passantino, area senior vice president at Gallagher, of her colleague Dana Simms.

While employee benefits like gym memberships may feel obsolete at the moment, there are ways for employers to adapt their physical wellness benefits for a virtual environment.

Employees at the chain restaurant now have access to a suite of new mental health and wellness programs and resources.

One out of four women said they may downshift their careers or leave the workforce entirely, threatening decades of career progress for female employees.