Benefits

September 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer’s Outsourcing business’ annual Mercer Workplace Survey revealed that while participants in employer-sponsored benefit plans are optimistic about the direction of the U.S....

September 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Toronto is the city with the lowest risk in the world to recruit, employ and relocate employees, according to Aon Consulting.

September 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers can expect an average 8.8% health coverage increase in 2011, up from 6.9% in 2010 and the highest level in five years,...

September 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a race discrimination lawsuit against package delivery service DHL Express, Inc.

September 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Goldsboro, North Carolina-based construction company will pay $47,500 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

September 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mineral Met, Inc. (a division of Chemalloy Company) will pay $440,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination and retaliation...

September 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources has found the median total premium health care costs for higher education institutions increased...

September 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Along with its approval of a budget for 2011, the Fort Worth City Council has approved domestic partner benefits for LGBT city employees.

September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in defined contribution plans will see double digit growth from 2011 to 2015, according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's) FRC Monitor —...

September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-four percent of jobless workers in a new poll who have received an employment offer say the salary was more than 25% below...

September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group representing Catholic Bishops has asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to not require coverage of contraception or sterilization...

September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ranks of Americans with employment-based health insurance declined by more than 2% last year, according to a new Employee Benefit Research Institute...

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is applauding the introduction of the Federal Employees Responsible Investment Act (FERIA), which allows federal employees to select a...

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The post-retirement spend-down segment of retirement planning is experiencing a wave of innovations, according to a new collection of articles released by Mercer.

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bonus payouts declined significantly for almost all management positions at architecture, engineering (A/E), and environmental consulting firms even though manager salaries remained steady...

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Carrying the extra pounds is not only a major health hazard, but also can represent a big hit in the pocketbook, according to...

September 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 2010 Drive Safely Work Week campaign scheduled for October 4 through October 8 focuses on how employers can institute policies against using...

September 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Purdue University has retained Fidelity Investments as the sole recordkeeping and administrative service provider to Purdue’s 403(b) plan for faculty and administrative/professional staff...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $10 million, five-year settlement which will end the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC)...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Tarsadia Hotels, doing business as Comfort Suites, which operates...