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He stated, “There are many issues that require regulatory clarity and stability so that the system can function properly, including (1) modernizing defined contribution plans to include alternative investments, such as private equity and cryptocurrency ; (2) the consideration of ESG [ environmental, social and governance ] factors; (3) the fiduciary rule as applied to [individual retirement account] rollovers; (4) mental health parity; (5) plan forfeitures; (6) pension risk transfers; (7) tobacco and vaccine surcharges and wellness programs; (8) managing pharmacy benefit managers and healthcare costs; and (9) cybersecurity to protect participants assets — just to name a few key issues.

More than half of employment extenders (60%) said in the Voya Cares study they had less than $500,000 in retirement savings; this figure included money in investments, savings accounts, pension plans or defined benefit plans, employer-sponsored retirement plans such as 401(k)s, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs) or Roth IRAs.

See Issue Workspan Q1 2022 True pay equity still eludes the American workplace, despite significant progress.

Many long-serving managers and leaders cherished the culture and ways of working they had built together through the past two decades.

Disneyland Cast Members Announce Plans to Form a Union Actors at Disneyland who perform as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as other costumed characters at the California theme park, are moving to form a union, according to CBS News .

For the past three years, desk-based workers had the freedom to work remotely for the most part in consultation with their managers, under a policy dubbed “Work Your Way.”

“When benefits are aligned with a company’s values and the workforce’s needs, they become a powerful driver of culture, performance and long-term growth,” Pistritto said.

Currently, the Affordable Care Act requires that employer-sponsored health insurance plans cover (with no cost sharing) evidence-based screening for cancer, which includes breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening in broad populations, and lung cancer screening in some smokers and former smokers, said Jeff Levin-Scherz, population health leader, health and benefits at WTW.

“There are research studies that have shown, for instance, that when women move to high-deductible health plans, they tend to get mammograms, breast biopsies and cancer chemotherapy months later than when they are not on high-deductible health plans.

Unfortunately, there’s been a lot of baggage and politics attached to these terms, diminishing their meaning and utility.