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F or HR/total rewards practitioners, that could bring several benefits (and risks) to the profession and workplace .

Goldman is “proud of its long record of promoting and advancing women and remains committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace,” Jacqueline Arthur, head of human resources, said in a statement.

In some cases, when they don't find adequate support in the workplace, employees going through menopause leave their jobs or are laid off.

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Beyond salary adjustments , consider these options offered by experts interviewed for this article: ;Access to programs, workshops, resources or experts to help workers with budgeting, debt management and retirement planning; ;Caregiver stipends; ;Workplace commute reimbursements; ;Student loan repayment assistance or matches; ;Lower health plan premiums; ;Spot bonuses; Before implementing new programs, ask workers directly and anonymously how they’re feeling about their finances, where their gaps in understanding or access are, and what types of resources would be helpful, said Jasmine Escalera, a career expert at career resource platform Zety.

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Resource: Pay Equity Law by State — Are You in Compliance?

Resources Short-Term Incentives (STI) Pay Program Design: Example Assessment of Incentive Plan Design; Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Dilution and Overhang Sample;Pay Program Design: Example Assessment of Long-Term Incentive Design;Example Considerations for Incorporating rTSR;Examples of Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Grant Results;Long-Term Incentive Grant Delegation for Approval;Long-Term Incentive Plan Delegation of Authority;Strengths and Challenges of Options, Restricted Stock, and Performance Shares; Performance Measures and Goal Setting Performance Plan Progress;Performance Scorecard Sample;Payout Leverage; Severance, Change in Control (CIC) and Employment Agreements Sample of Equity Terms and Conditions; Executive Benefits and Perquisites

In Canada specifically, we’re also seeing continued investment in pay equity compliance (for those impacted by either the Canadian federal pay equity law, or the Quebec regulations.)