Benefits

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that residents covered by employment-based health insurance declined again last year from 60.2% in 2005 to 59.7%...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline, according to the Trust for America's Health,...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among adults familiar with Michael Moore's movie "Sicko," 45% said they had a discussion with friends, co-workers, or family about the U.S. health...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly sixty percent (55.9%) of all employers included in the 2007 United Benefit Associates (UBA) Health Plan Survey offer a Preferred Provider Organization...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slightly more than half of college graduates already accepted a job before they snagged their college diplomas, with the average starting salaries for...

August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most employers in the Midwest say they are doing enough to engage workers in helping design their benefits plans, but only one in...

August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates, Inc., has acquired benefits management service RealLife HR, which offers heath and welfare benefits administration services to mid-market companies.

August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Business operations, human resources and financial services have the greatest number of job opportunities for college graduates this fall, according to a recent...

August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More workers ranked health insurance as the most valuable employee benefit than retirement savings plans and paid time off, a recent survey by...

August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans who plan to begin investing in the next 12 months say they intend to do so for long-term objectives, such as retirement...

August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 45% of employees say their employer bars access to the social networking Web site Facebook, saying their companies see it as productivity...

August 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees at jobs where social drinking is strongly discouraged were 45% less likely to be heavy drinkers than those at companies that are...

August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two pension fund security breaches could compromise the personal information of New York and California retirees, the Associated Press reported.

August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRA rollover market grew by 38% from 2004 to 2007, rebounding from an 11% decline in assets rolled over from 2000 to...

August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More workers had access to medical plans (71%) than to retirement plans (61%), but they were more likely to participate in retirement plans,...

August 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 90% of respondents to a recent survey consider creating an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) for their company a "good business decision,"...

August 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most drug users and alcohol abusers hold full-time jobs, but are among the most often absent workers, according to a recent survey by...

August 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of 92 large law firms has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a one-year extension on compliance with new §409A...

August 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Caesars Palace has consented to pay $850,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

August 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Quality transparency in health care service is far greater for hospitals than it is for individual physicians and pricing transparency is still in...