In states that have created auto-IRA programs, employers with plans continue to offer them, and businesses without plans are adopting new ones at rates similar to before the state options were available.
In a year already marked by overwhelming legislative and regulatory change, group health plans now must address abortion coverage in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org.
15% of workers—most in the government sector—still have defined-benefit plans. But for job-seekers under 40, pensions should not carry as much weight as they did decades ago.