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More Employers Offering Wellness, Mental Health Chatbots
As a record amount of U.S. workers struggle with mental health issues and stress, more employers are offering new chatbot apps to help them. A survey this past summer of 457 employers by Willis Towers Watson found that 24% of them offer a "digital therapeutic" for...
EEOC Proposes New Workplace Anti-Harassment Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued proposed language to update its guidance on harassment in the workplace. The proposed guidance "reflects notable changes in law, including the Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Bostock vs. Clayton...
Family Coverage Costs Hit Small-Business Workers Hardest: Study
A new study has found that most employer-sponsored family health plans are increasingly unaffordable for workers due to rising costs and them footing a significant part of the premium, even with employer assistance. Workers at smaller firms, defined as those with...
Employers Wrestling with Covering Weight-Loss Drugs
The explosion in demand for new, costly and highly effective weight-loss and diabetes drugs is poised to play an outsized role in increasing the cost of health care, and in turn, health insurance in America. These groundbreaking drugs — the most popular sold under the...
Flexible Spending Account Contribution Limit Climbs
The IRS recently announced that the annual contribution limit for flexible spending accounts will rise to $3,200 in 2024, up $150 from this year. Also, employees will be able to carry over up to $640 next year into 2025 if they have funds left over in their account,...
American Workers Are Burned Out; Employers Can Help
American employers are trying to meet their workers' mental health needs as they struggle with burnout and stress from their jobs and finances, according to a new report. The annual "Aflac WorkForces Report" found that more than 50% of American workers experience...
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