BOSTON--Employers have a lot of challenges, but there's one they generally don't give enough attention to: caregivers in the workplace.
There are more than 65 million informal and family caregivers in the United States, most of whom are women. And, roughly one in seven middle-aged adults are providing financial support to both an aging parent and a child, according to data from the Pew Research Center.
And that's creating significant challenges in the workplace, panelists said during a session Wednesday at the National Business Group on Health's conference on Health, Productivity and Human Capital.
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