"Hybrid work will be here to stay.... The rise of the four-day work week.... Mental well-being has taken center stage.... The labor movement will grow.... Well-being is a shared responsibility."  MORE >>

"Think of open enrollment planning as an ongoing process with times of high and low intensity. The closer you get to your deadline, the higher the intensity. But if you find the planning process more stressful than not, it's time to start earlier."  MORE >>

"The cost of obesity to American businesses is staggering, running into the billions of dollars and impacts all employers through increased rates of health and workers' compensation insurance. So, how much control, if any, can employers exert over what their employees are eating while on the job?"  MORE >>

"The same devices used to take selfies and type out tweets are being repurposed and commercialized for quick access to information needed for monitoring a patient's health.... Although doctors and their patients have found some real-world success in deploying the phone as a medical device, the overall potential remains unfulfilled and uncertain."  MORE >>

"38% say they put off treatment, up 12 percentage points from 2021. 27% say medical treatment was for a very or somewhat serious condition. Lower-income, younger adults, women most likely to report delaying care."  MORE >>

Tables illustrate [1] Which DOL penalty level applies, keyed to when the underlying violation occurred and when the resulting penalty was assessed; [2] DOL's 2023 annual inflation adjustments to the civil money penalties for violations of certain requirements under ERISA, effective January 15, 2023; and [3] Adjusted penalties for violations of select WHD requirements.  MORE >>

"[V]iewing retirement health care costs as an annual expense, instead of as a lump sum, makes it easier for retirees to plan for and pay for them. Health insurance premiums are usually fixed and can be budgeted for and funded from monthly income. On the other hand, out-of-pocket expenses can vary from month to month and could be paid from savings or a fund earmarked for those purposes. Retirement health care costs can vary widely, depending on the type of insurance a retiree chooses, and no type of coverage is 'typical.' ... [It] is useful to provide these estimates based on the type of insurance coverage."  MORE >>