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In the past 12 months, TR professionals navigated: ;Executive orders related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives , H-1B visas and alternative assets in retirement plans ;; ;Shifting regulations around artificial intelligence (AI) use , labor rules and pay transparency ;; ;Ever-rising healthcare and pharmaceutical costs , particularly around glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications ;; ;An increased focus on burnout , mental wellness and holistic well-being ;; ;The unique priorities of millennial and Generation Z workers, and how to address the needs of a multigenerational workforce ; and,; ;Personalized benefits and modular compensation .; But those were just some of the storylines.

One top executive’s dubious response to record gas prices can be called Plan F, as in fired.

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These categories could automatically trigger heightened governance and review protocols, such as: ;Restricted distribution permissions for workforce-impact communications (a tightly controlled group might typically consists of senior HR, legal and executive leadership);; ;Multi-step executive and HR approval workflows; and,; ;Delayed send or recall windows for high-sensitivity emails.; When formulating information and then eventually releasing it, don’t forget to consider how employees will feel about the news.

Key Takeaways 7 Senators Pen Letter Decrying Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans;Ninth Circuit Rejects Constitutionality Claims Against NLRB; 7 Senators Pen Letter Decrying Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans Seven U.S. senators on Wednesday, Oct. 29, sent a public letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins that expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s Aug. 7 executive order that aims to enable greater access to alternative assets (i.e., private equity, cryptocurrencies and real estate) within Americans’ retirements plans.

EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION Three-Step Commitment Achieves Gender Pay Equity Across Roles Even though 70% of companies reported taking action on pay equity in WorldatWork’s most recent Pay Equity Study , the gender pay gap remains stubbornly persistent.

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Hearing about coworkers’ salaries, seeing pay ranges for their role online or finding a job posting — even for a different position and employer — can all impact workers’ perceptions of their pay, added Sal DiFonzo, the managing director of compensation and rewards consulting at consulting firm Gallagher, and a member of WorldatWork’s Compensation Advisory Council.

Equity Delivers a Message Equity compensation, which provides an ownership stake in a business, has evolved far beyond its early use as a tool for rewarding and retaining executives.

“This expanded mandate reflects a mindset shift: start with the work, then decide whether a human or a digital resource should do it,” Hem Patel, vice president, HR business partner, research and executive compensation, at Moderna, told attendees at WorldatWork’s Total Rewards ’25 conference in May.