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Policymakers should encourage measures to increase individuals’ ability to save for retirement.
Policymakers should allow employers to provide student loan-repayment aid as a tax-free benefit.
Consumers should have access to a range of safe, reliable, affordable, and customizable emergency and short-term savings options.
Policymakers and the private sector should work to eliminate barriers to women’s employment. They should ensure equality in employment opportunities, pay, and benefits.
Federal, state, and local laws should strengthen protections for workers in terms of wages, hours, safety, and other features of employment.
Policymakers should explore new and innovative approaches to address unemployment.
Workers should be eligible for full workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits regardless of age and other sources of income, such as pensions.
Public and private employers should offer phased-retirement programs and retiree reemployment programs that encourage employees to stay in the workforce beyond the time they
Policymakers should improve the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and state FMLAs.