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More Employers Offering Wellness, Mental Health Chatbots

More Employers Offering Wellness, Mental Health Chatbots

As a record amount of U.S. workers struggle with mental health issues and stress, more employers are offering new chatbot apps to help them. A survey this past summer of 457 employers by Willis Towers Watson found that 24% of them offer a "digital therapeutic" for...

EEOC Proposes New Workplace Anti-Harassment Guidance

EEOC Proposes New Workplace Anti-Harassment Guidance

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued proposed language to update its guidance on harassment in the workplace. The proposed guidance "reflects notable changes in law, including the Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Bostock vs. Clayton...

Family Coverage Costs Hit Small-Business Workers Hardest: Study

Family Coverage Costs Hit Small-Business Workers Hardest: Study

A new study has found that most employer-sponsored family health plans are increasingly unaffordable for workers due to rising costs and them footing a significant part of the premium, even with employer assistance. Workers at smaller firms, defined as those with...

Employers Wrestling with Covering Weight-Loss Drugs

Employers Wrestling with Covering Weight-Loss Drugs

The explosion in demand for new, costly and highly effective weight-loss and diabetes drugs is poised to play an outsized role in increasing the cost of health care, and in turn, health insurance in America. These groundbreaking drugs — the most popular sold under the...

The Risk Report – December 2023

The Risk Report – December 2023

Download Volume 5, Issue 12 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Weight Loss Drugs Drive Pharmaceutical Costs FSA Contribution Limit Climbs EEOC Proposes New Anti-Harassment Guidance Family Coverage Costs Hit Small-Business Workers Hardest Download the...

American Workers Are Burned Out; Employers Can Help

American Workers Are Burned Out; Employers Can Help

American employers are trying to meet their workers' mental health needs as they struggle with burnout and stress from their jobs and finances, according to a new report. The annual "Aflac WorkForces Report" found that more than 50% of American workers experience...

The Risk Report – November 2023

The Risk Report – November 2023

Download Volume 5, Issue 11 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Chronic Conditions Driving Healthcare Costs Show Your Staff How to Best Use Their HSA Plans Help Younger Workers Understand Their Coverage More Employers Offering Deductible-Free Plans Download the...

EEOC Ramping Up Workplace Anti-Discrimination Efforts

EEOC Ramping Up Workplace Anti-Discrimination Efforts

Employers should brace for increased enforcement by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it received a budget boost and has a new board member, breaking a deadlock that's been going on for nearly a year. Here's the latest EEOC news that's pointing to...