Intel fired 17,000 workers from 2015 to 2017, and an investigation by The Oregonian found Intel workers over 40 were more than twice as likely to be fired as their younger counterparts and those older than 60 were eight times more likely to be terminated than workers younger than 30. Complaints filed to federal regulators in 2015 sparked a US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation, but to date, there has been no resolution in the matter.

Entry-level jobs sometimes call for years of experience, which new graduates don't have. Companies can close that gap by hiring talented people and then training them to develop key skills, says Jeff Frey of Talent Path.

Employers can offer quality health care to workers while finding ways to avoid excessive costs. Here are several factors to consider, including the fact that the cost of medical procedures can vary significantly from one provider to the next.

Boot camps can teach coding skills, but workers also need soft skills to break into the field, writes Amy Ahearn, who leads career success strategy at Pathstream. Companies such as Galvanize and Adobe have included growth mindset instruction into their education programs and set up support networks to help students persevere and succeed in the job market, Ahearn notes.

A 2019 US Travel Association report found that employees in the US are using more of their vacation time, but many still leave more than half their paid time off unused. Organizational psychologist Marc Prine says this trend is perpetuated by a workforce culture that expects employees to always be "on," making them feel uncomfortable asking for time off.