Benefits

November 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many Americans who are caregivers for ailing family or friends frequently have to pay for it by tapping their retirement savings, according to...

November 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer Human Resource Consulting survey in the UK has found a growing sense of awareness by executives that they need to...

November 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Product design firm Davison Design and Development gives employees choices of working on a pirate ship, in a cave or in a castle,...

November 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of America's youngest workers say they would be "grateful" and "optimistic" if their employer automatically enrolled them in the company's defined contribution...

November 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey conducted for Putnam Investments found 15 million workers age 45 or over are providing financial support for an aging parent or...

November 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A large number of Americans responding to a recent poll said smokers should have to fork over more for their health coverage while...

November 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study found that two-thirds of benefit managers surveyed agreed that "all employers should share in the cost of health insurance for...

November 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial periodical publisher Source Media Inc. has charged its former vice president of technology with hacking into the company's computer system three years...

November 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are increasingly offering health savings account (HSA) or health reimbursement account (HRA) benefit options to employees in an effort to reduce health...

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preferred provider organizations (PPO) costs are expected to rise 11.9% in 2007, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) by 11.8% and consumer-driven health plans by...

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Hudson has found that many workers have not taken vacation time and those that have did not totally distance...

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds that organizations and their employees do not see eye to eye when it comes to gauging the impact of...

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Heatlh care costs are expected to increase 11% in the next 12 months - the smallest rise in five years - according to...

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The primary focus of new government guidance about avoiding avian flu from infected birds is on good hygiene, including use of gloves and...

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The primary focus of new government guidance about avoiding avian flu from infected birds is on good hygiene, including use of gloves and...

November 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average employee needs to contribute an additional $11,400 to their retirement savings - or 21.2% of pay - annually to get back...

November 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lead character in a series of public service announcements sponsored by the Employee Benefit Retirement Institute (EBRI) wears green tights, red shorts,...

November 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A six foot seven inch tall UK worker is suing a company he claims refused to make accommodations for his height.

November 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Teachers as a group have better savings habits and are more likely to work with financial advisers than the general population, according to...

November 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Putnam Investments analysis of the Department of Labor (DoL)-approved default option list suggests plan sponsors could be doing participants a disservice...