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Some experts say the labor secretary’s departure could expedite the department’s regulatory agenda.

With steep competition for talent, it’s important clients think outside the conventional benefits packages to help their workforce build retirement savings.

Employers should plan ahead of open enrollment to educate workers about the advantages of these plans.

Ane Ohm, CPA, is a former Big Four auditor and now CEO of LeaseCrunch, which provides cloud-based lease accounting software for CPA firms. Previous roles include CEO of HarQen CEO, president of LaserNet (acquired by Apex),vice president at Cielo, and vice president at Strong Financial Corp. She started her career as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) after graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Marc Jeffreys is General Manager – Health for Gradient AI, a leading provider of customized artificial intelligence solutions for the insurance industry. The company's full-cycle management platforms help improve loss ratios and profitability by predicting underwriting and claims risks with heightened accuracy and reduce quote turnaround times and claim expenses through intelligent automation.

Jeffreys' 30-year career includes extensive experience in the health insurance and financial services segments. At Gradient-AI, he oversees all facets of the Group Health business unit, including customer engagement, strategic direction and innovations development.

Crystal Solomon is a client business executive for CO-OP Financial Services.

Acosta’s deputy, Patrick Pizzella, will become acting DOL secretary and is regarded as being more aggressively pro-business than Acosta.

Employers have to navigate through an ever growing patchwork of state laws surrounding cannabis use and the workforce.

Brian McConnell is chief executive officer at InterOptic, a global independent provider of optics technology. InterOptic helps enterprise companies and government institutions meet increasing bandwidth, complexity, and interoperability demands in their modern IT networks

The deal marks the fifth for the tech company since it went independent in 2017.