From stress to strength: Why financial security and retirement readiness matter for your workforce

Drive engagement and success with strategic retirement solutions that reduce financial stress.

Oct. 13, 2025

Employees to spend more time on open enrollment this year, Voya finds

Not only are workers increasingly prioritizing benefits, but more are recognizing the impacts of finances on their mental health. 

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 9, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

A deep dive into financial wellness

Employee financial wellness may trending upward — but workers are still hoping for help from employers.

By HR Dive staff

Less than half of workers say they know to how to enroll in employer benefits plans

Benefits education may be increasingly necessary, various reports, including one from The Standard, show.

By Ginger Christ • Oct. 9, 2025

Toyota and other manufacturers invest to fill child care void for workers

The automaker recently announced plans to add more than 1,000 seats at child care facilities across the country.

By Nathan Owens • Oct. 8, 2025

The future of employer benefits: choice, predictability and possibility

Future of benefits: ICHRA offers choice, predictability and new possibilities for employers.

Oct. 6, 2025

DOL clarifies overtime pay requirements in new opinion letters

The second batch of wage-and-hour letters released during the second Trump administration addressed a joint employer scenario as well as firefighter emergency pay.

By Ryan Golden • Oct. 3, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Hiring managers eye new benefits to recruit workers

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many big U.S. companies are under scrutiny for their H-1B hiring practices.

By Ginger Christ • Oct. 2, 2025

Hiring managers say they will pay for in-demand skills

“Specialized skills are the currency of today’s job market,” Robert Half’s operational president said.

By Ginger Christ • Oct. 2, 2025

4 reasons to consider pharmacy benefits optimization

Rising pharmacy costs? Discover four ways a PBO model can optimize your benefits.

Sept. 29, 2025

CEO pay climbed nearly 6% in 2024

“CEOs are not paid extraordinary amounts because of any special skills or greater productivity, but because they have extraordinary leverage over corporate boards that set their pay,” the Economic Policy Institute said.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 26, 2025

The more financial savvy women possess, the less satisfied they are with their benefits, study finds

Two-thirds of women are the primary benefits providers in their households, per The Standard.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 25, 2025

Amazon workers win class certification in lawsuit seeking pay for new hire events

Labeling recent hires “contingent” does not render them ineligible for employment protections, a judge said.

By Kate Tornone • Sept. 24, 2025

The hidden workplace impact of hormonal changes: Its effect on confidence and careers

JOYA helps employers boost retention by addressing skin and hair changes through every hormonal stage.

By Anthony Rossi, MD, FAAD, FACMS • Sept. 22, 2025

Look to proactive care for savings in a high-cost healthcare future, Deloitte says

Employers might need to embrace a “very different” view of health benefits strategy moving forward, one of the firm’s analysts told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 18, 2025

Court approves $43M settlement in Disney gender pay discrimination case

Disney agreed to have an outside labor economist conduct a pay equity analysis of certain positions for the next three years.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 16, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Hopeful employees are more likely to produce great work

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including what share of HR pros think their workforce has the right skills.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 11, 2025

2026 raises expected to hold steady, compensation leaders report

“Today’s labor market is one of recalibration, not retreat,” an economist at The Conference Board said.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 11, 2025

Appeals court rules that Georgia county can exclude gender-affirming surgeries from insurance coverage

In a rehearing, the court reversed its May 2024 opinion, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial U.S. v. Skrmetti decision from June. 

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 10, 2025

Earned wage access should be free

“This industry simply cannot continue to charge employees to access their pay,” writes a fintech founder. “We cannot expect employers to deduct these fees from paychecks through payroll.”

By Jason Lee • Sept. 10, 2025

Health benefit cost increases expected to hit 15-year high, Mercer warns

2026 will mark the fourth consecutive year of substantial health benefit cost growth, signaling “mounting pressure on employers’ healthcare budgets.”

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 9, 2025

[Podcast] The Stretch: Workforce health and benefits – expanded

This podcast series seeks to highlight innovative thinking when it comes to health and benefits.

By HR Dive's studioID • Updated Nov. 25, 2024

DOL says it’s thinking about overtime as it provides timelines for regulations

The agency published its full Spring 2025 regulatory agenda Thursday, nearly a month after apparently removing an earlier version from a White House website.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 4, 2025

The number of workers seeking employer help with finances doubled in two years, BofA reports

Slightly more than half of large companies offer employees financial wellness programs, surveys found.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 4, 2025

Employers say their employees are prepared for retirement, but workers aren’t so sure

However, a greater share of workers said they were more in control of their finances this year compared to 2024, PNC Bank found.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 4, 2025

Employers are missing the mark on delivering benefits workers value, surveys find

HR leaders and other decision-makers may be underestimating the impact employee health and financial wellness concerns have on productivity and retention, according to a report from HUB International.

By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 28, 2025