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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Leaders from Wellthy, JPMorgan and more share how they're specifically supporting women with workplace benefits.
By Alyssa PlaceNovember 10 -
Factors like housing affordability and weather influenced how appealing these cities are for retirees.
By Alyssa PlaceNovember 7 -
A wage gap as soon as women enter the workforce — along with life-long financial hurdles like caregiving — prevent this demographic from prioritizing their long-term savings.
By Alyssa PlaceNovember 6 -
Whether helping employees with developmental disabilities, or through family planning challenges, employers can do more to bring these issues to light.
By Alyssa PlaceNovember 3 -
Wellness platform Calm explored how poor sleep affects mental health and productivity, and launched a hotline to help employees rest.
By Alyssa PlaceNovember 1 -
Employees have serious doubts they'll have a typical retirement, with many planning to keep working well beyond retirement age.
By Alyssa PlaceOctober 30 -
Upper management is at odds with their employees over AI use, hybrid work, dress codes and more.
By Alyssa PlaceOctober 27 -
When employees don't feel comfortable with their work environment, their health and well-being suffers.
By Alyssa PlaceOctober 26 -
Employees are rejecting outdated workplace norms in favor of comfort when it comes to their clothing at work.
By Alyssa PlaceOctober 25 -
Virtual care platform Equip provides patients with a five-person care team and support for the entire family with eating disorder recovery.
By Alyssa PlaceOctober 18