Benefits

January 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of retail employers in a recent survey reported that they have open job slots for which they cannot find qualified workers.

January 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - That German company that claimed to have fired non-smokers for stirring up trouble? Just kidding.

January 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If employers want to put a sure smile on their workers' faces, instituting flexible work arrangements would be a good place to start.

January 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer groups watching a U.S. Supreme Court case about an organization's responsibilities to a disabled worker under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

January 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from The Segal Company indicates Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) are not limited to traditional major medical, hospitalization, and prescription...

January 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A state of Nevada public employee health insurance panel has extended benefits to domestic partners (including same-sex) and their children, but it's still...

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis of about 50 plans in Vanguard's recordkeeping system that have adopted automatic enrollment suggests it does improve participation rates, but deferral...

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its 18th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted "subprime" as the word of the year.

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Telecommuting might be a great experience for those who do it, but it often isn't much fun for those left behind and may...

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A 13-year-old benefit program under which Yale University helps employees buy homes in New Haven, Connecticut, has been extended for another 24 months...

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The representative for a straight worker at a gay club in the U.K. has successfully used a sexual orientation anti-discrimination law to win...

January 11. 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A trio of non-smoking workers has been fired - because they were pressing for a smoke-free work environment.

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Maryland state lawmakers are still debating the overall same-sex marriage issue, but the state now has at least formally defined domestic partners.

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Fidelity Investments suggests employees of non-profit organizations are not taking full advantage of their workplace retirement plan resources.

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New Jersey has sentenced a former computer systems analyst to a 30-month jail term for installing a computer code...

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research from Mercer finds that, while factors contributing to employee engagement can vary between countries and between employers, the number one driver...

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a wave of Baby Boomer retirements looming at public employers, as with their private counterparts, a new study educates government hiring managers...

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) has found medical tourism, where an individual travels to another country to...

January 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey from Yahoo! HotJobs found almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents are open to a career change in 2008, with boss issues the...

January 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) suggests the change in the retirement landscape from predominately defined benefit...