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Q&A: Architecture firm is first in state to use employee trust ownership model

January 9, 2026

Luke Leising founded and leads Guidon, which has more than 90 employees and specializes in designing buildings for medical professionals and hospital campuses.

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Pet perks: More employers offering pet insurance, letting pups come to the office

March 14, 2025

Daniel Lee

The rise of pet insurance and pet-friendly workplaces comes amid wider societal changes with health benefits experts citing people waiting longer to have children and increasingly treating pets as part of the family.

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Retirement plans are treading cautiously into cryptocurrency; many employers aren’t taking the leap at all

March 13, 2026 | Tom Murphy / Special to IBJ

Worries about the volatility of digital currencies and a plan-sponsor’s duty to protect its participants are among the concerns experts see, even as state and federal officials work to improve access.

As the US population ages, more employees seeking caregiver benefits at work

February 19, 2026 | Associated Press

More than 63 million Americans provide care for an adult family member, and most of them have regular paid jobs as well.

Whether mini-sabbatical or adult gap year, more people taking extended work breaks

February 15, 2026 | Associated Press

The idea of taking more than a two-week vacation from work to recover from burnout or rethink life is slowly gaining supporters in the United States.

Health care premium spikes set to squeeze small businesses

November 11, 2025 | Bloomberg News

Premiums for Affordable Care Act plans, which are used for thousands of small businesses, are expected to jump 114% on average in the new year, when COVID-era tax credits expire.

Doctors, advocates brace for potentially ‘tragic’ premium increases

September 26, 2025 |

John Russell

Five Indiana marketplace insurers—Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, CareSource, Cigna and Coordinated Care Corp.—will hike premiums an average of 31.4% effective Jan. 1 under plans recently approved by the Indiana Department of Insurance.

Treasury releases new proposals for ‘no tax on tips’

September 19, 2025 | Associated Press

The agency on Friday submitted possible guidance that includes greater detail on the occupations covered by the rule and who will qualify and what counts as a “qualified tip.”

‘Narrow’ health plans gain wider acceptance

June 27, 2025 | Daniel Lee

Direct-to-employer health insurance plans, in which an employer contracts directly with a health care network for coverage, restrict provider choice but are generally less expensive for employers and employees.

Paid family leave credit would expand under Republican tax bill

June 17, 2025 | The Washington Post

Republicans want to make the credit permanent, as well as expand it to part-time workers. They also want to reduce the worker eligibility requirement from one year on the job to six months.

Advocates hope move by state to expand parental leave will inspire private sector

March 16, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Under Gov. Mike Braun’s new policy, all women employed by the state, including both full- and part-time workers, are eligible for up to six weeks of paid childbirth recovery leave.

Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits falls as labor market remains sturdy

March 6, 2025 | Associated Press

The unemployment rate ticked down to an even 4%, signaling a still very healthy labor market.

Gov. Mike Braun signs order extending maternal leave for state employees

March 3, 2025 | Cate Charron

The new leave also extends to mothers who experience stillbirth or fetal loss after 20 weeks of gestation.

Will Indiana join a wave of states offering new retirement savings option?

February 7, 2025 |

Susan Orr

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30% of private-sector workers do not have access to a defined-contribution retirement plan through their employer.

Amazon boosts warehouse worker pay by at least $1.50 an hour

September 18, 2024 | Bloomberg News

Employees will start receiving Prime, Amazon’s speedy shipping and video subscription service, as part of their compensation beginning early next year, the company said.

Workers, employees likely to see another stiff increase in health benefits

September 13, 2024 |

John Russell

Nationally, the average cost of employer-sponsored health plans is expected to grow 9% next year if companies don’t find ways to cut costs, according to an Aug. 15 report by professional services firm Aon.

Tips for workers seeing a raise—and for managers considering the request

August 2, 2024 |

Lesley Weidenbener

Information is the key to a confident and successful negotiation for both sides, experts say.

Summer hours are perk small businesses can offer workers to boost morale

June 30, 2024 | Associated Press

Reduced hours in the summer months can also enable smaller businesses to stand out to prospective employees in a competitive talent marketplace.

Bernie Sanders introduces bill calling for U.S. to adopt 32-hour workweek

March 17, 2024 | Associated Press

The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off.

Workers are seeking pay bumps; employers try to respond

March 8, 2024 | IBJ Staff

About 70% of employers responding to a Franklin Templeton survey said they had recently increased the number of or quality of their benefits, and 65% described their benefits as “quite competitive.”

Lilly employees have seen big wins as stock price surges 500% since 2019

March 1, 2024 |

John Russell

In the past 52 weeks, shares have set new records almost every week, due to investor eagerness over the company’s new drugs for obesity and diabetes, two health conditions that plague America, along with other drugs in the pipeline.

Senate, House combine bipartisan efforts to advance paid leave

December 13, 2023 | The Washington Post

The development is substantive—it is designed to help lawmakers write legislation that can pass both chambers—but it is also symbolic, an effort to show public momentum on the issue.

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Lilly goes on $21B buying spree to build drug pipeline

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Health care summit uses IMS to draw together leaders from across sector

Tom Murphy / Special to IBJ

Q&A with Schahet Hotels CEO Jeffrey Brown about collaboration with Ball State

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