Aging Workforce, Evolving Law: What Employers Need to Know About Employee Benefits After 65
Fri Jan 09 2026
Happy New Year to our Vita Talks Listeners. Starting 2026 off with our first episode, host Gianna Ricciardi sits down with Cristelle Sary, lawyer and managing partner at Messier Sary & Consultants. With over 15 years of experience in pension, benefits, and employment law, and registration with both the Quebec and Ontario bars, Cristelle brings a legal lens to one of the fastest-growing realities in today's workforce: employees working past age 65.
Cristelle explains how longer life expectancy, financial pressure, and shifting retirement norms are colliding with benefit and pension systems that were designed decades ago. Drawing from recent case law, she highlights where employers may face legal risk, where flexibility is possible, and why age-based employee benefit cutoffs are being increasingly scrutinized.
Who Should Listen? Employers & Business Leaders managing employees who work past age 65 HR & Benefits Professionals navigating age-related plan design and compliance Pension & Benefits Advisors supporting aging or multigenerational workforces Legal & Policy-Minded Professionals interested in employment, benefits, and human rights law Mentioned Links:
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Happy New Year to our Vita Talks Listeners. Starting 2026 off with our first episode, host Gianna Ricciardi sits down with Cristelle Sary, lawyer and managing partner at Messier Sary & Consultants. With over 15 years of experience in pension, benefits, and employment law, and registration with both the Quebec and Ontario bars, Cristelle brings a legal lens to one of the fastest-growing realities in today's workforce: employees working past age 65. Cristelle explains how longer life expectancy, financial pressure, and shifting retirement norms are colliding with benefit and pension systems that were designed decades ago. Drawing from recent case law, she highlights where employers may face legal risk, where flexibility is possible, and why age-based employee benefit cutoffs are being increasingly scrutinized. Who Should Listen? Employers & Business Leaders managing employees who work past age 65 HR & Benefits Professionals navigating age-related plan design and compliance Pension & Benefits Advisors supporting aging or multigenerational workforces Legal & Policy-Minded Professionals interested in employment, benefits, and human rights law Mentioned Links: Cristelle's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristelle-sary-7192b1102/?originalSubdomain=ca Stay Connected to Vita Assure: Insurance and Workplace Benefits Vita Talks Podcast | https://www.vitaassure.com/podcast/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/vita-assure/ Website | https://www.vitaassure.com/ Ways to Support This Podcast: 💡 Share this episode with colleagues and leaders in your network ⭐ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🔔 Subscribe for future conversations about benefits, leadership, and workplace wellness