Benefits

Benefits | April 5th, 2010

Western Kentucky University to Offer Domestic Partner Benefits

April 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Western Kentucky University will begin offering health insurance to qualifying dependents — including domestic partners — of its employees, starting next year.

Benefits | April 5th, 2010

Healthcare-Related Earnings “Hit” List Continues to Expand

April 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The list of companies reporting an earnings hit related to changes resulting from the new healthcare legislation continues to expand.

Benefits | April 2nd, 2010

Verizon Reports $970M Health Care Charge

April 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verizon Communications Inc. said it expects to record a charge of $970 million related to the new U.S. health care reform law.

Benefits | April 2nd, 2010

Early Retiree Reimbursement Slated for June Kickoff

April 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A client advisory from Mercer’s Washington Resource Group (WRG) recommends employers keep their eyes peeled for announcements about a program to reimburse employers...

Benefits | April 1st, 2010

IRS Reminds Employers of New Health Coverage Tax Credit

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many small businesses and tax-exempt organizations offering health insurance coverage to their employees now qualify for a special tax credit contained in recent...

Benefits | April 1st, 2010

Kravitz Report Cites Surge in Cash Balance Plans

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Based on an analysis of government filings, a new report claims that cash balance plan designs have enjoyed a 359% increase...

Benefits | April 1st, 2010

Employee Takes Extreme(ist) Measure to Get Day Off

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Florida man is accused of calling in a bomb threat so he could get the day off work.

Benefits | April 1st, 2010

Lowe's Sued for Religious Discrimination

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit accusing Lowe’s Home Centers of religious discrimination for requiring an employee to work...

Benefits | April 1st, 2010

CEO Pay Dropped Again in 2009

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CEO compensation edged lower in 2009 - the first time in two decades that pay declined for two consecutive years, according to the...

Benefits | April 1st, 2010

Calendar Bares Out Flight Attendant Pay Concerns

April 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flight attendants owed up to nine months' wages by a grounded Spanish airline have decided to bare their plight – and...