Long story short: Make your benefits a family affair

When employers consider which benefits to offer, they can’t forget about the extended reach they can have on their employees’ families. 

In this week’s top stories, employers are making sure the families of their workers aren’t left out when it comes to the perks and benefits they provide. EY is launching their second annual financial education summer camp, giving children and teens an opportunity to learn about money and build good habits from a young age. And those lessons are helping parents, too: many have joined in on the sessions with their kids and are learning how to talk about finances with their own families. 

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Sometimes the line between work and family can seem especially thin — that’s the case for adviser Joe Markland and his son, Mike. The two spoke to Employee Benefit News about working together and learning from each other for our recent “New and noteworthy” package, Advisers in Conversation. Check out the whole series here. 

Caring for your employees means caring for their families, however they choose to pursue that journey. This week, we spoke with ten employee benefit providers on how they’re reacting to the Roe v. Wade decision, which restricted abortion rights for millions of Americans. From travel stipends to additional healthcare coverage, here’s how they’re taking action.