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Seventy-eight percent of surveyed employees in a recent study said saving and planning tools would be valuable to them.

The committee’s affirmed recommendation on “shared clinical decision-making” advised that, while vaccinations be based on individual-based decision-making: ;Individuals aged 65 and older make the decision about whether to get a COVID-19 vaccine with a doctor or another healthcare provider; and,; ;Individuals younger than age 65 should consult with a healthcare clinician and jointly consider “an emphasis that the risk-benefit of vaccination is most favorable for individuals who are at an increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease and lowest for individuals who are not at an increased risk, according to the CDC list of COVID-19 risk factors.”; According to published reports, Kulldorff said it was his interpretation that the committee’s recommendation meant that COVID-19 vaccines would still be covered by insurance.

Specifically, the change applies to California-based workers at fast-food companies that have at least 60 locations nationwide.

Depending on the employer’s plan design, employees must incur eligible expenses before the plan year’s end or soon thereafter, to avoid forfeiting any remaining money in the account.

How to Build Salary Ranges Save Create structured salary bands based on job levels, using midpoint progression and range spreads.

Thirty-eight percent of surveyed U.S. workers plan to look for a new job in the first half of this year, up from 29% in the first half of 2025 and 27% in second half of 2025, according to research released recently by talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half.

For self-only coverage, a “high-deductible health plan” (HDHP) is now defined as a plan with an annual deductible that is not less than $2,900 (versus $2,850 for 2025) and not more than $4,400 (versus $4,300), and under which the annual out-of-pocket maximum is $5,850 (versus $5,700).

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.; ;43% expect new technology to make work feel harder to accomplish in the near term.; “Employees are excited about AI’s potential, but silence from leadership on how it will transform work can create uncertainty,” said Lauren Mason, Mercer’s U.S. workforce solutions leader.

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