Mastercard says that, on an adjusted basis, its female employees globally on average make 92.2% of men's salary. Mastercard is the second major US financial services firm, after Citigroup, to offer such transparency about its gender pay gap.

Employee turnover is commonly caused by people being frustrated with their career path, which can mean a lack of promotions but goes beyond that, career experts say. "People become more connected and excited about work when they feel part of a 'bigger something,' " says speaker and author Howard Shore.

Health policy groups want employers to get more information about pricing from the insurers that administer their plans and to take other steps to weed out price inefficiency. Total health care spending by employers and workers grew to $5,892 per person in 2018, up 18.4% since 2014, the Health Care Cost Institute found.

Business owners owe employees openness about coronavirus worries, writes Tom Gimbel, LaSalle Network CEO, who explains how he's handling it. His short email to employees advocates hand-washing and hand sanitizer, and gives them permission to skip handshakes with tips on how to explain it to customers.