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Most of the employers implementing paid family leave and paid parental leave see an improvement on attraction and retention.
Two in three survey respondents (66%) said they have not been able to contribute to their savings as much in the past six months due to the current economic environment.
"This is about more than insulin prices; it's about the crushing cost pressures families are facing and the very real harm that comes when corporations exploit people who have no choice but to pay," Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said.
"Having a sense of purpose gives people energy and helps them feel happier and healthier," Stuart Lustig, national medical executive for behavioral strategy and product design for Cigna Healthcare, said in a statement.
The survey also noted that 34% of firms require lifestyle or clinical support programs in order for employees to receive GLP-1 agonists for weight loss.
A quarter of employers whose workplaces are not fully unionized report labor activity over the past two years, but only 9% of non-unionized employers feel very prepared to effectively respond.
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.
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