The outgoing secretary’s deputy, Patrick Pizzella, will be named acting secretary of the department.

In the absence of federal standards, some employers have been implementing changes on their own with dramatic results.

Physical wellness programs won’t cut it anymore. To remain competitive, clients should embrace all aspects of employee health.

Physical wellness programs won’t cut it anymore. To remain competitive, employers should embrace all aspects of employee health.

Forrester Research released a guide on the future of work, providing a pragmatic view of what employers can expect of humans and robots working side by side.

The tool includes more than 200 training courses for advisers’ clients.

The food service giant has invested $90 million toward improving benefits, wages and training and development for employees.

“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.

“Healthcare related to gender transition has been universally recognized by every major medical organization as medically necessary care,” says one expert.

Clients need to give workers who travel for business the right insurance, resources and guidance.

Clients need to give workers who travel for business the right insurance, resources and guidance.

SPDs can be great resources for employees to use before enrollment, but workers may have a tough time understanding them.

SPDs can be great resources for employees to use before enrollment, but workers may have a tough time understanding them.

Knowing where the biggest employment challenges are can help smart employers devise attractive benefits programs to retain the best employees.

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

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.