Benefits

October 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Six women have filed suit against Citigroup with allegations the bank ran an outdated "boys club" that illegally discriminated against women over pay,...

October 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Local government officials are looking to employee benefit cost-sharing arrangements with employees to help deal with the looming budget shortfall many of them...

October 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-five percent of those in a recent poll say their relationship with their boss has been affected by the recession.

October 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent poll of payroll professionals found that 39.1% of respondents’ companies have employees working in multiple states.

October 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey of employees and managers finds workers want supervisors who guide them with clear goals and provide them with the motivation...

October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly half of family members serving as primary caregivers to loved ones have either lost a job or missed career opportunities as a...

October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Costs for the most popular types of workplace health plans are projected to increase next year by more than 10%, according to a...

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Microsoft employees will have to start contributing to their health-care coverage starting in 2013.

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-six percent of employers that froze pay during the last 18 months have either lifted their pay freezes or plan to do so...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest private-sector employer, plans to scrap its profit-sharing contributions in favor of a 401(k) match, according to a Bloomberg...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SFN Group Employee Confidence Index edged up 0.5 points to 48.7 in September.

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A settlement has been preliminarily approved in a consolidated class action lawsuit against National City Corporation, certain of its former officers and directors,...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Renewable Energy Initiative (TREI) is encouraging companies across the country to add existing publicly traded renewable energy funds to their 401(k) investment...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest survey from CareerBuilder and USA TODAY found that, hesitant to accelerate hiring to full capacity, employers are turning to interim solutions...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is reported to be finalizing what could be the first U.S. standard for calculating “cost per...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Schwarzenegger administration and Service Employees International Union Local 1000 have reached a tentative labor agreement that includes higher contributions by California government...

October 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-five percent of employees recently surveyed said they have health coverage from their employer, down from 50% in January 2008.

October 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds one in five workers age 50 or above has retired from his old employment and moved into a new...

October 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a survey conducted for insurer WellPoint, Inc., most employees (83%) think more highly of employers that offer voluntary insurance benefits than...

October 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty companies and organizations won't be required to raise the minimum annual benefit included in low-cost health plans covering seasonal, part-time, or low-wage...