Benefits

April 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only about a quarter (23%) of employers - and 44% of large firms with at least 25,000 employees - are ready to sign...

April 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers who otherwise might do a good job saving for retirement often do not adequately consider the financial effects of late-in-life disasters such...

April 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Wisconsin insurance company has agreed to a $65,000 settlement of charges that it fired a woman because she was pregnant.

April 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to maintain the security of its pension, the BBC has announced far-reaching changes to its scheme, including an increase in...

April 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A class action race discrimination complaint was filed against pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. in an Indiana US District Court over allegations...

April 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The salaries that companies pay their chief executives have been met with increasing condemnation by many institutional investors and others in recent years,...

April 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation committee members say the excessive pay to chief executives is more ubiquitous than CEOs claim is the case, according to a survey...

April 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Business process outsourcing and information technology provider, Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. has integrated its human resources outsourcing (HRO) businesses in an effort to...

April 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.3% from February to March after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data from the Department of Labor's...

April 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How much a man holds in his pension plan when he retires is less important than his physical and mental health, a new...

April 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An effort to quell the onslaught of recent criticism over its health care offerings, Wal-Mart, Inc. agreed this week to ease eligibility requirements...

April 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six companies have so far signed on to a US-led initiative to urge corporate executives to do what they can to help employees...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 15 business groups have stepped into the middle of the longstanding legal battle over whether employers can cut back retiree health...

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) - 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) - 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) - A recent survey developed by Robert Half International found that 50% of employers do not provide reimbursement for continuing education needed for employees...