Benefits 101: Why digital estate planning is a must-have employee benefit
Rafael Loureiro, CEO of Wealth.com, explains why estate planning needs to be an accessible employee benefit.
Finance
JPMorgan’s new headquarters offers yoga and cycling rooms to lure talent
JP Morgan's new headquarters in midtown Manhattan offers amenities like cycling, yoga and meditation rooms to their employees.
U.S. plans to reduce medical debt for home borrowers and veterans
Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan to reduce the cost of federal home loans for Americans with medical debt.
How President Biden’s 2022 fiscal budget will impact caregivers and families
Ruth Martin, senior vice president and chief workplace justice officer at MomsRising, explains what the 2022 federal budget got right and missed for families.
Benefits Think 3 reasons estate planning needs to be the next mandatory employee benefit
More than simply creating a will, estate planning arranges your affairs and finances to ensure your wishes will be carried out if you're temporarily or permanently incapable of handling them.
Brittney Cullen
Wealth
Benefits Think How an equity compensation program can make your employees feel seen and valued
A recent Morgan Stanley at Work participant survey found that nearly three out of five participants view equity comp as a reason they have stayed with their current employer.
Kate Winget
Morgan Stanley at Work
Saying goodbye to the 9-to-5: How these employees are retiring decades ahead of schedule using FIRE
People pursuing FIRE — Financial Independence, Retire Early — are committed to leaving the workplace in order to live life on their terms.
2021 saw the most labor inflation in two decades
U.S. employment costs rose at a robust pace as businesses competed for a limited supply of workers.
10 companies with the biggest wage gaps between CEOs and employees
A disproportionate pay scale between executives and their workers can leave employees feeling unmotivated.
Earned wage access can boost workers’ financial security — and company loyalty
The need for earned wage access has become more pronounced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Benefits Think Exploring employee mental health benefits? Here’s what to ask about clinical validations
If you ask these questions and vendors seem uncomfortable or avoid sending a response, it should be a red flag prompting you to look at other alternatives.
Valerie Hoffman
Meru Health
Now more than ever, younger people are looking to secure their financial future
Millennials and Gen Z are seeking professional financial advice now more than ever. A Northwestern Mutual study shows that Americans trust financial advisers above any other source.
HR startup Degreed raises funding at $1.4 billion value
Degreed, a software company serving human resource departments, provides training and career development programs.
Expense violations have skyrocketed during COVID
The pandemic has made it more difficult for employers to track appropriate business expenses, leading many employees to take advantage.
Benefits Think Answering questions and misconceptions about earned wage access
Earned wage access gives employees access to wages they have earned but not yet been paid on.
Larry Meyers
PayActiv
Benefits Think Offering CFPB-compliant earned wage access to your employees
The federal government has officially acknowledged that EWA is not only a new financial product, but “an innovative way for employees to meet short-term liquidity needs that arise between paychecks."
Larry Meyers
PayActiv
CVS taps insurance executive as new CEO
CVS has evolved from a pharmacy chain into a health conglomerate that sells insurance coverage, administers drug-benefit plans and offers care, including COVID-19 testing.
Falling interest rates, coronavirus threaten retirement security
Retirement security in the U.S. is facing elevated threats of lower interest rates, recession, income inequality and climate-related natural disasters.
Benefits Think How employee financial stress increases healthcare costs
A workforce with a greater number of financially stressed workers sees a greater number of sick days, higher healthcare costs, and increased absenteeism.
Dan Macklin
Salary Finance
What companies need to disclose on coronavirus infections
Sharing information about infection rates is generally up to the company's discretion.
