Benefits

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs are expected to escalate by 6% in 2007, with the cost per employee rising an average $518 to a total...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs are expected to escalate by 6% in 2007, with the cost per employee rising an average $518 to a total...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Kaiser Family Foundation's newly released 2006 Employer Health Benefits Survey shows premiums for employer-sponsored health plans rose 7.7% on average in 2006.

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by the Pew Research Center has found disparities between worker's expectations of retirement and what is true for those already...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Minneapolis accusing Land O' Lakes of retaliatory language...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salaries for new hires may be showing an upturn, as evidenced by the September results of an index that measures job market trends...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment based on race and color, the Equal Employment Opportunity...

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2005, 70% of eligible employees defaulted benefit coverage by being inactive during open enrollment, according to research from Hewitt Associates.

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2005, 70% of eligible employees defaulted benefit coverage by being inactive during open enrollment, according to research from Hewitt Associates.

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by MetLife revealed that 43% of employees said their company's open enrollment period makes them feel responsible for their benefits...

September 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After dozens of nominations - and some 3000 votes, web site Above the Law has chosen two winners in its first annual ERISA...

September 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After dozens of nominations - and some 3000 votes, web site Above the Law has chosen two winners in its first annual ERISA...

September 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - House Republicans agreed Thursday to ban US Customs agents from seizing prescription drugs from Americans bringing them in from Canada, but stood firm...

September 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A program meant to slash prescription drug costs for senior citizens and those without health insurance by buying cheaper drugs across the border...

September 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The increasing use of email as a form of communication is creating a more silent workplace, according to a new UK study.

September 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first Insights Report from the new Fidelity Research Institute shows how new withdrawal strategies can increase lifetime income while minimizing tax effects.

September 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Virtually all the managers participating in a Hudson Talent Management poll believe they are the cat's meow when it comes to supervisors.

September 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite continuing efforts by employers to offer consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), a new Hewitt Associates poll found that most workers still are not...

September 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A record 138 major US companies have scored 100% in a Corporate Equality Index compiled by the Human Rights Campaign, a Washington-based gay...

September 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of federal managers found that a new pay-for-performance plan has created more problems than solutions.