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By Justin KullaLast updated
Article · CNBC · Nov 9, 2026
CNBC explains what employees choosing an HSA-eligible high-deductible health plan during open enrollment should know, weighing the tax savings against higher deductibles.
Article · Fast Company · Nov 9, 2026
Fast Company says making a mistake during the open enrollment period for health insurance can prove costly, and lists five common pitfalls to avoid.
Article · KFF Health News · Nov 5, 2026
KFF Health News reports that in California and other states with paid family leave, dads are now even with moms in paid leave claims.
Article · Money Talks News · Nov 5, 2026
Money Talks News asks whether that holds for older workers, saying that for people 55 and older the real test comes after a layoff, with severance, health coverage and 401(k) decisions on a clock.
Article · Newsweek · Nov 5, 2026
Canva has announced major job cuts and is offering departing workers six months' pay and a range of additional benefits, Newsweek reports.
Article · Inc. · Nov 4, 2026
Inc. reports that after a worker's baby was stillborn, her employer changed her leave from 90 days of parental leave to five days of bereavement leave.
Article · HuffPost · Nov 4, 2026
Financial planners share five things they wish people would do with their 401(k), framed as one way to protect your finances while costs are high.
Article · Inc. · Nov 4, 2026
A former cybersecurity vice president alleges the Brooklyn Nets fired him after protected parental leave, and Inc. reports that the timing of his performance reviews could decide the case.
Article · share.google · Nov 2, 2026
A 75-year no-layoff streak at The Gund Co. comes from staffing lean and using overtime, bonuses and natural attrition to absorb downturns instead of firing workers.
Article · NPR · Oct 24, 2026
NPR reports that the US has no national paid parental leave law, but in states that do, more dads are using the benefit, sometimes more than moms.
Article · Fortune · Sep 13, 2026
Fortune reports that Mercer projects health care costs per employee will rise 8.2% in 2027, based on a survey of 1,800 U.S. employers, and that two-thirds of companies with 500 or more employees plan to raise premiums.
Article · CNBC · May 2, 2026
CNBC reports that Zoom cut leave for birth parents to 18 weeks from 22 to 24, and Deloitte reportedly plans to halve leave for some support staff in 2027, as employers face rising healthcare costs; consultants quoted say parental leave is unlikely to disappear entirely.
When hiring is competitive, employers add leave, flexibility and learning budgets before they raise base pay, because they are cheaper to offer and harder to compare. Ask what applies to your level.
A retirement match is part of compensation, so not contributing enough to receive all of it leaves part of your pay unclaimed.
A change to the match, the waiting period, remote days or coverage tiers changes your total pay without a pay-day notice. Check the plan documents each enrollment season.
Health coverage, equity vesting and leave usually stop or reset on exit. Know the dates before you resign or sign an exit agreement.
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