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Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)

How HR can craft a paid jury duty leave benefit

While a paid leave benefit for jury duty can help alleviate stress for workers, employers also have to consider the costs.


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Compliance

Jury duty creates stress for employers and employees alike. Here’s how HR can navigate.

Businesses face a complex legal landscape when it comes to paid jury duty leave in the US.


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Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)

HR leaders’ favorite total rewards investments of 2025

HR leaders from companies including L’Oreal, AT&T, and BetterUp told us about the benefits that stood out to them in 2025, and their impact on the workforce.


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How to guide employees through open enrollment season

Think of it as “a strategic moment to actually engage with employees,” Prudential Group Insurance’s head of enrollment says.


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Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)

How employers are addressing food insecurity driven by SNAP cuts, inflation

Recognizing that a paycheck doesn’t always go far enough to pay for groceries, some employers are exploring ways to make up the difference through their total rewards programs.


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Worker well-being is declining even as employers deepen investments in benefits

Young people and rank-and-file employees have been acutely impacted by this decline, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.


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These regulatory changes could open the door to more private equity in 401(k)s

Alternative assets like private equity have historically been considered too risky for defined-contribution plans, but safe harbors might change that calculation.

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