Benefits

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With Halloween right around the corner, workers have identified their own workplace ghosts and goblins - in particular their boss.

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Ernst & Young LLP shows many U.S. employers are not prepared for the economic and productivity effects the aging workforce...

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two out of three companies say they are having a hard time attracting and retaining top talent, with the U.S. reporting the greatest...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State and local government employees report they most often take savings cues from professionals, make retirement their top financial goal, and are extremely...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kaiser Aluminum retirees, spouses and surviving spouses can apply for lump-sum payments of up to $600 this year because of a benefit trust...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of over 400 human resource executives from 40 countries found more than 75% are concerned with their ability to develop...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City will pay $160 million to retired and active teachers over the next decade, finally settling a long quarrel over whether...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Hefty 401(k) plan fees can take a big bite out of a participant's balance - a 26% chunk, according to a new study.

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski has asked the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to have mercy on the retirees of bankrupt Bethlehem Steel, whose...

October 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private companies rely more heavily on short-term incentives such as bonuses than long-term incentives to reward and motivate employees, while long-term incentives are...

October 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Home Depot Inc., announced Wednesday that a password protected laptop with employees' personal information was stolen from a regional manager's car in Massachusetts,...

October 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former male employee of a Pennsylvania air filtration and purification systems plant filed a sexual harassment suit in federal court that claimed...

October 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most individuals prefer paying a standard, monthly fee and co-payments for preventative tests when they are being reimbursed for the test, rather than...

October 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Home Depot Inc., announced Wednesday that a password protected laptop with employees' personal information was stolen from a regional manager's car in Massachusetts,...

October 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced it has sued the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and its agents accusing the union of employing "extortionate...

October 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only about 25% of employers have a strategy in place to hang on to top employees, but more of these top performers are...

October 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a worker's claim that her employer did not inform her of her Family and Medical...

October 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of workers employed at companies offering retiree health care benefits slipped from 31% in 1997 to 22% in 2003, according to...

October 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 35% of employees do not consider their boss a leader and 30% of employees do not think their boss is qualified...

October 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most common chronic conditions that led to 10 or more days of employee absences in 2003 from work were depression, sadness or...