Benefits

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study by Northern Trust found that 90% of high net worth households are concerned that spiraling health care costs might affect their...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal jury awarded a disabled worker more than $114,000 in back pay and damages after a five-day trial over claims that his...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Japanese companies offering 401(k)-type retirement plans to their employees is up 50% from last year, to just over 6,600, as...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Ohio public pension funds are seeking worker and employer contribution increases in an effort to address rising health-care costs combined with...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Payroll Association (APA) has commissioned several hot numbers dedicated to "celebrate the payroll professional," HR.BLR.com reported.

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HealthHelp, a radiology benefits management company, has agreed to pay $450,000 to three ex-workers who claim they were fired for refusing to follow...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey developed by Robert Half International found that 50% of employers do not provide reimbursement for continuing education needed for employees...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Colorado lawmaker is pushing a bill that would permit grandparents to list their grandchildren on their health insurance policies.

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. will spend $3 billion to create a fund to help pay health care costs for future retirees.

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the nation, has announced that it will be adding gender identity to its non-discrimination...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Replacing a bad hire can cost as much as five times the employee's annual salary in recruitment, training, severance and lost productivity, according...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Administrative Professionals Day is apparently a fairly low key affair at most workplaces.

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new government survey found widespread and long-running issues of being without health insurance coverage among certain Americans.

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DolmatConnell & Partners, Inc has released a new study that shows CEO compensation varied significantly by firm performance in 2005 among technology industry...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies with HR outsourcing agreements in place continue to express satisfaction with the experience, according to a new survey.

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A coalition of 10 public-employee groups has split from the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) over proposals designed to bridge a funding...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Steelworkers of America (USW) has sued Alcoa, Inc., over the aluminum giant's planned cutbacks in some retiree health care coverage.

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A West Virginia teacher has filed a lawsuit to stop the merger of the state's current Teachers' Defined Contribution Plan with the Teachers'...

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of Generation X members suggests they may have a realistic view of how they will pay for their retirement.

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are moving broadly across benefits program boundaries with new approaches to managing health, absence and disability, according to a new research report.