Voluntary benefits

Advanced care planning is an opportunity for advisers to address caregiving with clients and boost the value this benefit brings to employers.

“Given the demographic trends we are seeing, today’s workforce will continue to face the challenges of caregiving,” says Scott White, vice president of global people operations and rewards at Levi Strauss.

“The financial burden of student loans is a major reason fewer employees are taking advantage of 401(k) programs,” Scott Thompson, CEO of Tuition.io, says.

“We expect a lot of our people. We expect them to work hard and we have an obligation to take care of them,” says Chief Operating Officer Sonia Menon.

The company will work to integrate MindSciences’ app-based mindfulness programs into its benefits offerings.

“It is so critical to have equality in your benefits,” CEO Kate Ryder says.

Rising Star Whitney Ehret’s background in human resources helps her see both sides of the benefits process.

Dog friendly policies and benefits specific to pet ownership needs are a unique way for employers to attract and retain talent.

About 78% of employees with high financial stress say it is a distraction at work.

Today’s young adults are the first downwardly mobile generation in American history and face a slower growing economy while saddled with unbearable amounts of student debt.