United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Voya Financial announces support of ‘Auto Reenroll Act of 2023’ for workplace retirement plans

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

“Since the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, we have seen how automatic enrollment of workers into retirement plans has helped Americans better save for their future,” said Rob Grubka, CEO, Workplace Solutions at Voya Financial.

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  • “Since the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, we have seen how automatic enrollment of workers into retirement plans has helped Americans better save for their future,” said Rob Grubka, CEO, Workplace Solutions at Voya Financial.
  • “Knowing the impact that additional automatic features could have on the retirement savings of individuals, we strongly support the introduction of the Auto Reenroll Act of 2023.
  • Voya also agrees with providing greater opportunity to support the employees within these businesses so they can become better prepared for retirement.
  • Offering support for small employers would not only help increase retirement savings for their workforce, but it would it also provide employees with greater access to workplace retirement plans overall.

TEAMSTERS COMMEND U.S. SENATE HELP COMMITTEE FOR PASSING PRO ACT

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Friday, June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters are commending U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, as well as the Democratic Senators on the committee, for voting in favor of passing the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

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  • Legislation Would Empower Working Families, Hold Corporate America Accountable
    WASHINGTON, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters are commending U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, as well as the Democratic Senators on the committee, for voting in favor of passing the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
  • "Democrats on the HELP Committee did the right thing by voting in favor of the PRO Act, which is desperately needed to empower working people and hold big business accountable for their attacks on the American middle class," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien.
  • The PRO Act would strengthen workers' rights to form a union and engage in collective bargaining in a variety of ways.
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Joe Kiani Wins 2023 Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Joe Kiani, founder of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), has been awarded the 2023 Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award in the individual category, along with Dr. Kathryn Kellogg, Vice President for Patient Safety at the MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety.

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  • Joe Kiani, founder of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), has been awarded the 2023 Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award in the individual category, along with Dr. Kathryn Kellogg, Vice President for Patient Safety at the MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety.
  • Kiani is also on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology working on patient safety efforts.
  • “It’s an honor to receive this award,” stated Joe Kiani , Founder of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and Founder, CEO and Chairman of Masimo.
  • In 2012, Joe Kiani founded the non-profit Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) to eliminate preventable medical errors in hospitals.