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Workspan Daily
02/22/2024
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New order.
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Workspan Daily
02/26/2025
;Jan. 20: President Trump signed 26 inauguration-day EOs, including Executive Order 14151, “ Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs ,” which called for “the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government, under whatever name they appear.”;
;Jan. 21: Trump signed Executive Order 14173, “ Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity ,” which instructed federal departments not to issue contracts to private organizations that enforce DEIA frameworks, prevented affirmative action from being implemented by government contractors, revoked certain parts of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) order and other orders in terms of federal contracting jobs, and called on federal agencies to investigate nine publicly traded companies for related practices.;
;Jan. 21: In a step to comply with Executive
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Workspan Daily
10/31/2025
The senators take issue with key parts of the President’s order, “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors,” which:
;Calls for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the SEC to issue guidance to employers about providing access to these alternative investments in their retirement account offerings;;
;Orders Chavez-DeRemer to reexamine the guidance on fiduciary duties within the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) regarding alternative asset investments; and,;
;Directs Chavez-DeRemer to work with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the SEC to determine what regulatory changes can be made.;
“The executive order exposes these hard-earned savings to volatile financial instruments, while attempting to rebrand them as ‘alternative assets,’ although they lack transparency and have exaggerated claims of high returns,” the senators wrote in their letter.
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Workspan Daily
03/05/2025
District Court for the District of Maryland, had ruled Feb. 21 that the Trump administration overstepped Constitutional boundaries and used overly vague terms (in particular, the word “illegal” as it applies to DEI, discrimination, preferences and more) within two EOs:
;EO 14151 , “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs,” which called for “the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the federal government, under whatever name they appear.”;
;EO 14173 , “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which instructed federal departments not to issue contracts to private organizations that enforce DEIA frameworks, prevented affirmative action from being implemented by government contractors, revoked certain parts of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) order and other orders in terms of federal contracting
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Workspan Daily
05/14/2026
For WorldatWork Members 20 Tips for Designing Inclusive Family Care Benefits , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;Health Insurance Selection Checklist for Employees , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;Boost Access to Benefits with Early Pregnancy Risk Education , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;Pregnancy at Work: The 3 Pillars of Compliance , Workspan Daily Plus+ article;Total Rewards Inventory of Programs and Practices , research; For Everyone What Does Federal Fertility Benefits Push Mean for Employers, Workers?
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Journal Article
12/05/2022
To attract and retain quality workers, employers must remake the pillars of total rewards in ways that recognize and reflect the evolving complexity of their workforce.
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Workspan Daily
01/24/2025
For WorldatWork Members 2024 Total Rewards Inventory of Programs & Practices , research;Reimagining Rewards Strategies in the New Landscape of Work , Journal of Total Rewards article;Leveraging Incentives for Future Work Challenges: Exploring the Employee Perspective , Journal of Total Rewards article; For Everyone Breaking Down Some of President Trump’s Initial Orders and Actions , Workspan Daily article;U.S.
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Research
04/19/2026
The pillars with the highest satisfaction scores – compensation and benefits – are the weakest predictors of whether employees intend to stay, and the pillars with the lowest satisfaction scores – recognition and career development – are the strongest predictors.
Workspan Daily
01/19/2024
As reported by CBS News , the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Starbucks' appeal of a court order requiring the coffee chain to reinstate seven employees at one of its stores in Memphis, Tennessee, that a federal agency found were fired for pro-union activities.
Workspan Daily
01/12/2024
Parker signed an executive order Jan. 2 aimed at removing college degree requirements for certain city jobs as part of a broader effort to diversify the city workforce, reports The Philadelpha Inquirer.