JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Treasury issues guidance on contributions to Trump Accounts
The new guidance provides a framework for employers to contribute up to $2,500 annually to employees’ ‘Trump Accounts’ for their children.
AXIOS (Tina Reed) - America's work perk boom meets reality
The era of ever-expanding workplace perks is ending. It's not just free kombucha and laundry — policies like paid parental leave and retirement matches are on the chopping block. Why it matters: Corporate America spent the labor-shortage years competing to offer the most generous workplace benefits. Now, with health-care cost soaring, workers leverage shrinking and an AI reckoning , some employers are rolling them back. The big picture: First it was the return to the office . Now benefits that became standard during COVID and workforce shortages — from fertility subsidies to 401(k) matches — appear on shakier ground in an era dominated by AI spending and rising health costs. What's happening: Deloitte and Zoom are among the…
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Puts Forward New Rules to Cut IVF Costs for Prospective Mothers.
President Donald J. Trump has introduced new federal rules to allow employers to offer stand-alone benefits that will expand access to IVF fertility treatments in an effort to reverse America's declining birthrate.
President Donald J. Trump has put forward new federal rules allowing employers to offer stand-alone benefits that will expand access to IVF fertility treatments, in an effort to reverse America’s declining birthrate. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has proposed a new federal rule allowing employers to offer stand-alone fertility benefits, including in vitro fertilization (IVF ) coverage, as “limited excepted benefits.” This initiative aims to expand access to fertility treatments, which are often excluded from traditional health insurance plans, and comes in response to declining U.S. fertility rates. DETAIL: The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS ), and Treasury said the rule is intended to…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Lauren Lumpkin) - Many teachers can’t afford to have a baby, and some states are trying to help
A growing number of states are implementing paid leave policies in an effort to attract and retain teachers.
AI:To combat teacher shortages and improve retention, several states are implementing new paid parental leave policies to make the profession more financially sustainable for educators planning to have children.Open