Benefits

February 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) has issued a report on the state's retiree health care funding crisis, suggesting pre-funding as an answer.

February 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer banks have frozen their defined benefit pension plans than the national average and banks offer richer benefits packages than the norm, according...

February 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Using the best available evidence to make medical care decisions for patients could produce notable improvements to the nation's health care system, according...

February 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest in the continuing parade of US companies turning away from their defined benefit pension plan is the Ferro Corporation, a Cleveland-based...

February 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A West Virginia oil and natural gas company has been accused of failing to take action against a male employee who sexually harassed...

February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At least 57% of executive recruiters have experienced a significant increase in hiring in the past 12 months, according to the results of...

February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salaries across the US are expected to rise as much in 2006 as they did last year, according to a new survey.

February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the fourth consecutive year, the rate of increase in the cost of providing health care benefits to US workers slowed as companies...

February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's (DoL) Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) has released a publication to help those near retirement calculate the resources they...

February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five white sheriff's deputies claim that charges from their black colleagues that the five are members of a racist skinhead group actually created...

February 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tata America International Corp. is being sued by an Indian employee who claims the company made him and other foreign workers sign over...

February 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A plan for using payroll deductions for automatic individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for employees has been proposed by The Heritage Foundation and The...

February 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New legislation passed in Washington state protects gay persons from discrimination in employment, housing, or lending.

February 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hay Group Insight Employee Survey Benchmark Report shows that employees in the retail industry give the lowest ratings of their company as...

February 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare has rejected Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation's (NTT) request to cut the defined benefit pension plan...

February 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though Delhi Corp's creditors and unions have been fighting the move, a US Bankruptcy Court judge has cleared the way for the...

February 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Updated research from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showed that fewer Americans were involved in workplace retirement plans and other tax-favored savings programs...

February 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Michigan state official has told lawmakers that Governor Jennifer Granholm's recent proposal to start a state-run 401(k) plan for state residents without...

February 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from DirectEmployers Association, operator of Jobcentral.com, shows that the internet is now the primary hiring source for employers.

February 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of discrimination charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) declined by 5% in 2005.