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Employers may consider ceasing group plan sponsorship and instead directing retirees to obtain individual Part D coverage through a marketplace exchange.; The Inflation Reduction Act , a United States federal law passed in 2022, includes major changes to Medicare Part D intended to control prescription drug costs, cap maximum retiree out-of-pocket costs and simplify coverage for Medicare enrollees .

;Communicate any plan to employees — pay transparency laws are being put in place more frequently and companies are obligated to publish pay ranges on job postings; When it comes to compensation-related strategies to limit union issues/or a workforce looking to unionize, Parker said employers need to understand there are multiple generations in the workforce, and some generations value some rewards programs above others.

;Employers have a choice.

refused to enforce a noncompete that was signed by a new employee approximately two months after starting employment, even though the employer gave and explained the agreement to the employee prior to the start of employment.

Employees who require state-granted licenses to do their jobs may also need to ensure they are properly licensed in the state(s) in which they work remotely, and employers may also need to note state-specific laws around data privacy.

Given the current protections around privacy laws (including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in the U.S. or the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union), selling any employee health data to a third party is inadvisable, Oran Kiazim, senior data protection advisor at international law firm Bird & Bird, told the BBC .

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Regulations with a Side of Responsibilities There is no federal law in the U.S. mandating that employers give such breaks to their workforce.

Toward addressing “deceptive, unfair or anticompetitive labor market conduct,” task force responsibilities will include: ;Prioritizing investigations and prosecution;; ;Harmonizing the bureaus’ investigation methods and procedures;; ;Exchanging leading practices through a cross-bureau information-sharing protocol;; ;Promoting related research and disseminating the findings throughout the agency and to the public;; ;Identifying advocacy opportunities on legislative or regulatory changes that would remove barriers to labor market participation, mobility and competition;; ;Engaging in public outreach informing workers of the state of the law and to encourage workers to report questionable employer conduct; and,; ;Coordinating all investigations and enforcement actions brought by the bureaus, so that improper conduct is prosecuted as a matter of consumer protection and competition law.; Insights for Employers and HR/TR Pros How should employers internalize the FTC’s stated actions

From the perspective of workers, the ideal situation is for employers to institute a program that makes direct student loan payments on their behalf.