Benefits

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The University of Louisville will offer health benefits to domestic partners of employees, but they will have to pay more for the benefits...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While studies routinely suggest that Americans aren't saving enough to assure a dignified retirement, black Americans look to be even further behind.

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest EBRI (Employee Benefit Research Institute) Issue Brief reports the percentage of the nonelderly population (under age 65) with health insurance coverage...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John McCain laid out on Thursday his ideas for the U.S. health care system, which among other things calls for more individual control...

October 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An exotic dancer injured while performing on a pole at a Fort Wayne, Indiana strip club won a legal battle this week when...

October 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The goals for workplace health and wellness programs vary from region to region, with U.S. employers focusing their objectives for these programs at...

October 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida State University (FSU) survey found that workers chafing under the reign of an abusive boss often find indirect ways to fight...

October 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individual account retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), have continued to increase their share of retirement assets and...

October 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Keeping copies of numerous e-mail messages outside of a company's central e-mail management system could be a liability if the organization is asked...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Chicago-based Sidley Austin law firm has agreed to pay a $27.5 million settlement to end an age discrimination suit brought by the...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AK Steel has announced it has reached an agreement with a group of retirees from its Middletown (Ohio) Works to settle a lawsuit...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut state and local employees saw the heftiest pensions in the U.S. in 2006, followed by Colorado, New Jersey and Rhode Island, according...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A man who worked at a Tokyo online apparel sales firm thought he was simply staying with Japanese tradition by presenting his boss...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of marketing and advertising executives look online for information about potential hires at least some of the time, with 19% saying they...

October 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those working in the services sector, low-income families, self-employed workers, employees in small private-sector firms and Hispanics are more likely to be without...

October 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How employers design a worker's job functions can significantly affect both the employee's attitude and professional performance, a new academic study has suggested.

October 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Teachers in Michigan hired after July 2008 will have to pay 6% into the state's pension system, up from the 4% that teachers...

October 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) has issued a report on its Retirement Readiness Project designed to create a comprehensive profile of...

October 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The effects of rising health care costs on employer-sponsored retiree health care has been raised as a concerned, but only 4% of respondents...

October 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers plan to throw most of their money toward ramping up career development and training opportunities for their workers in 2008, rather...