Benefits

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

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 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 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 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Family Dollar Stores was found guilty of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by misclassifying workers in order to avoid paying overtime.

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has adopted recommendations from an internal task force report that focus on strengthening the commission's nationwide approach...

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found that providing people with online retirement tools help prompt many of them to save more and to save...

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.

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Ken Blanchard Companies' annual corporate issues survey found that a skills gap for corporate leadership positions, as well as trained talent at...

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Cincinnati video surveillance firm has implanted microchips under employees' skin as part of its overall corporate security program.

April 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting of recently filed corporate proxy statements shows that CEO pay and corporate performance are closely aligned.

April 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of executives participating in a recent survey who report that the health status of their workforce has improved over the last...