Benefits

December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers shelled out an average of $28.03 per hour for civilian employee compensation costs in September, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of...

December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College suggests the different regulatory environment for public sector defined contribution...

December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Between the Pension Protection Act's (PPA) strict funding requirements and new pension accounting reporting mandates, traditional defined benefit pensions could well be in...

December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's been some shifting in a list of the most costly drugs used in worker's compensation, according to the Hartford.

December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those Gen Y kids whom adults complained were defiant and expected much from the world have entered the workforce and brought their attitudes...

December 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Having a coffee break or two plays an important role in getting many people through their work day, according to a new survey.

December 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Federal personnel will have more time to celebrate Christmas this year because of an executive order designating Monday, December 24 as a paid...

December 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new report from a Massachusetts budget watchdog group claims Bay State employers will shell out an estimated $175 million more a year...

December 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Government officials in Fayette County, Georgia, have decided to convert the defined contribution plan for county employees into a hybrid plan design.

December 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Federal officials are moving on two fronts simultaneously in an attempt to implement the proposed "no-match" letter program as part of the government's...

December 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - While employer groups are readying for a lobbying campaign to change the U.S. system of employer-based health coverage, there is little evidence of...

December 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - It may be the season for a hearty Ho-Ho-Ho, but it is also still a time for more work for many employees.

December 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The average projected merit/salary increase for 2008 is 4.1%, which, according to a new study, was the average merit/salary hike for all employees...

December 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has said publicly that the domestic partners of state employees should get health benefits as a matter of fairness.

December 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Nearly all patients faced with a health treatment decision want more information beyond their doctor's input, according to a new survey.

December 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Faced with citizens who are living longer and higher social security costs, governments around the globe have instituted a "broad increase" in social...

December 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Being a good corporate communicator can benefit the bottom line, according to a new study.

December 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bottom line of new Pension Protection Act (PPA) regulations on defined benefit plan lump-sum distributions is that they will be as much...

December 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has turned aside Bank of America's efforts to dismiss some of the allegations in a suit accusing the...

December 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a "probable" cause of cancer, according to new research.