- 1 Min ReadThis week’s top stories explore how employers are attempting to reduce bias in the benefits they offer to help employees succeed. 1 Min ReadDuring the pandemic, women are pushing for wage equality and standing out in the benefits community. 1 Min ReadBenefits, professional development opportunities and unconscious bias training are all important tools to address workplace diversity. 3 Min ReadThe subtle signs of age discrimination can have a devastating impact on a woman’s career. 3 Min ReadMore than 2.1 million women have left the workforce completely since February 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1 Min ReadEmployers have big plans to recruit more workers in 2021. But deciding where they’ll work is the most recent workplace debate. 2 Min ReadAlmost half of employees plan to look for a new job this year and 82% of employers plan to make new hires, according to Monster’s most recent job report. 3 Min Read“This is the decade of the working family,” says Cleo CEO SarahJane Sacchetti. Benefits that support mental health and special needs will be a top priority in 2021. 1 Min ReadFrom diversity efforts to greater workplace flexibility, employees have high expectations for what their employer has to offer in the new year. 5 Min ReadConcerns are increasing over the growing spread of COVID-19 and the preparedness of the incoming administration to deal with vaccine distribution and other critical issues. 4 Min ReadSeventy percent of Black Americans do not receive mental health treatment. To combat stressors unique to this workplace population, employers must address discrepancies in their employee benefits. 2 Min ReadThe percentage of workers asking for compensation for work-from-home expenses with their employers hasn’t gone up significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19. 4 Min ReadLarge firms have been reporting revenue increases amid the pandemic. 7 Min ReadHow can we adapt techniques that educators and educational institutions use in preparing for online classes to our fall work lineup? 14 Min ReadThe accounting profession’s top MPs are navigating uncharted waters in 2020. 3 Min ReadDiscover is working to help Black-owned businesses and other merchants maintain foot traffic — safely — through the use of the card network's payments technology and its marketing heft. 4 Min ReadThe move is part of the effort by banks and other companies to promote racial equity and be more sensitive to the stresses on front-line employees. 5 Min ReadAs employers grapple with creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces, bringing awareness to how microaggressions ostracize their employees is a critical step. 4 Min ReadWhat is real and unreal about the times we're living through may have become hard to differentiate for many of us. 4 Min ReadAs many as a half-dozen companies, including Wells Fargo and Delta Air Lines, have said they’ve adopted workforce quotas in recent months. 
 
 






















