Best of the week news roundup

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Our coverage this week is chock full of useful advice for employers. Editor Lee Hafner writes about how to create a supportive workplace for employees in recovery, and how to go beyond the resume when interviewing for a new hire. Senior reporter Deanna Cuadra reveals a list of surprising products employees can purchase with their leftover FSA funds, and explains why it’s time to stop vilifying people who job hop. And freelance writer Keith Button writes about how companies of any size can learn management lessons from the Boeing workers strike, and the steps employers can take to encourage workers to save for emergencies and for retirement.

With open enrollment season upon us, opinion writer Matt Durula advises employers to rethink and communicate how their benefits package can support the overall well-being of your workforce, while Wesleigh Roeca opines that employers should recognize and address the importance of holistic hormonal health for women of all ages within the workforce.

Part two of a series 

In 2018, Mark Bonta was among a group of business leaders introduced to a new, government-funded approach to substance use disorders (SUDs) for employees: become a designated recovery-friendly workplace, offering resources to those who need help. Now, he is on a mission to help other employers do the same.


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