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The unionizing effort, a rare campaign within a major U.S. technology company, is supported by the Communications Workers of America as part of a recent tech-focused initiative.

Whether it’s because they have COVID-19 themselves, are worried about getting it or are taking care of someone who already has it, the number of workers who’ve missed days on the job has doubled in the pandemic.

The large self-insured healthcare provider network added new regions and partnered with programs to help consumers cope with quarantine challenges.

HR pros and benefit professionals shared their thoughts and advice on everything from mental health benefits to stimulus checks.

The initial direct deposits of the second round of economic impact payments are already going out to taxpayers.

“The pandemic has laid bare the widening gap between the financially secure and insecure in this country,” says Yanela Frias, president of Prudential Retirement.

Your guide on how employers can best support working parents from Employee Benefit News’ top stories of 2020.

Event organizers and companies ponder the consequences of hosting in-person events too soon.

While 77% of managers feel like their employer genuinely cares about their overall well-being, only 55% of employees do, according to data from Limeade.

It is critically important that leaders recognize and find creative ways to overcome the not-so-virtual burnout to engage effectively with colleagues and customers, while also remaining productive.

Just like the industries that they cover, the lack of Black representation among news outlets acts as a barrier against understanding and eliminating systemic racism.

More than 60% of employees plan to work during the holidays because of COVID-19 anxieties, which will lead to burnout.

Employees are more likely to remain with their current employer if they offer a student loan benefit.

During times of social change, there is the potential for people to be exposed to events that register in a person’s brain and body as trauma. The negative affects can accumulate and have an impact on a person's work and well-being.

The average American full-time employee earned 23 paid days off a year, but only used 17 of them. That’s six days of PTO left on the table — the equivalent of handing a week’s salary back to your employer.

The pandemic forced many companies to allow employees to work from home, which created new challenges for employers and their workforce.

Employers are grappling with how to enforce COVID safety precautions, like vaccine mandates and other complicated workplace arrangements.

The pandemic has highlighted how a permanent or semi-permanent work from home model can still produce a productive workforce, especially among working parents.

In addition to maxing out your 401(k) and 529 savings plans, add to your health savings account and make year-end charitable donations.

It's been proven time and again that women look at problems differently than male counterparts. It's part of what makes balanced teams critical to the success of any organization.