Total Rewards (Comp & Benefits)

Lawsuits targeting employers’ work with PBMs put HR on alert

Several lawsuits highlight employers’ role negotiating health plan contracts with pharmacy benefit managers that include pricey prescription drugs.

Companies like JPMorgan and Dell are asking workers to show up to the office five days a week, in some cases complicating their childcare needs.

The agency is reportedly phasing out childcare subsidies, and has already stopped providing backup care.

A recent survey finds reproductive health access is top-of-mind for US adults, and this has implications for HR leaders.

The EO leaves certain issues that may be on the mind of benefits leaders unaddressed, such as eligibility and the question of fetal personhood.

The changes come shortly after the firm began laying off some 3,600 workers, citing performance-related reasons.

As childcare becomes increasingly unaffordable, working parents who rely on the federal program could be forced to cut back on work.