Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace culture. She was previously a video producer at Yahoo Finance with a focus on personal finance and career development, and has also worked for ABC World News with David Muir and ABC 20/20. Her writing has appeared on amNew York, The Daily Beast, Yahoo Finance, Huffington Post and ABCNews.com. Alyssa graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and sociology from New York University.
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Schneider Electric is helping women return to work after a career gap with a supportive work and training program.
February 24 -
Retirement account balances and savings rates hit record highs in 2021, despite market fluctuations and the great resignation.
February 22 -
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Utilizing technology can make benefits easier to access and shine light on important workplace issues, yet there’s also room for safer practices.
February 18 -
The average wait time to seek mental health treatment is 48 days.
February 17 -
Mental health platform Lyra Health is offering a new therapy regimen for people struggling with suicidal thinking.
February 16 -
A workplace historian shares her predictions for what the office of the future will look like, by looking back at a timeline of corporate design.
February 15 -
In this week’s top stories, employers experiment with earned wage access, a four-day workweek and other benefits to entice employees to stick around.
February 11 -
Gen Z workers are the most likely to leave a job within a year when they aren’t given a clear idea of where their role will eventually lead.
February 10 -
The majority of employers will automatically disqualify an applicant for spelling and grammar errors.
February 9
