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.
Benefits
Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)
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.
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.
Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)
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.
Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)
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.
Compliance
Legislative lowdown: IRS increases 401(k) contribution limits for 2026
Workers earning more than $150,000 must also put catch-up contributions into an after-tax Roth plan, rather than a 401(k), starting next year.
Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)
What HR leaders should know about 401(k) solutions incorporating private assets
Investment firms like BlackRock and Goldman Sachs are hoping to gain a foothold in the defined-contribution space, which holds more than $12 trillion in assets.
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