Employee Benefits

Wednesday, October 08, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET <br><br> Hands-off approaches often lead to unnecessary treatments, higher costs, and poor outcomes for both families and employers.

Gig workers make up an increasing share of the American workforce, but they report significant financial instability, creating a growing challenge for HR.

Companies still want to provide best-in-class benefits offerings for their employees, but costs are forcing some new realities.

Though fewer survey respondents say their employers need to step up, more than half of employers say they plan to expand caregiver benefits within the next three years.

KinderCare Chief People Officer Jessica Harrah shares how employers are leveraging these benefits to support and retain working parents—and how the early education provider is working to meet the needs of its own workforce.

A non-enforcement strategy, announced recently by the U.S. Labor Department with two other federal departments, may allow some organizations more flexibility.