Benefits

January 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey from executive search firm Korn/Ferry International found that the first of the year is the best time for a job seeker...

January 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress has directed the Army to set up a pilot program to study whether matching contributions to the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)...

January 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study asserted that people go through predictable and identifiable stages centering around their retirement similar to those experienced in other major...

January 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a sign that senior HR executives are getting more respect, senior HR executives in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, India, Japan, Spain, Taiwan...

January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those who sponsor a pharmacy benefit plan for retirees may save more than 80% on retiree drug costs with the new Medicare Part...

January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that reflects a continuing trend for defined benefit plans, Milliken & Co. has announced its 9,300 employees will no longer...

January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates found that employers feel employees are not taking responsibility for their retirement savings and are increasingly implementing automated features to their...

January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly all of the HR departments at more than 100 of the nation's large corporations are undergoing change in operations, adding self-service technology,...

January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a quarter of those who took a lump-sum distribution from their plan in 2003 used the money for immediate consumption such as...

January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report in the Journal of Health Affairs says the rate of increase in US health care spending in 2004 was at its...

January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While it's true that the total number of fatal work injuries in 2004 inched up 2% to 5,703, it was still the third-lowest...

January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domagoj Vucic didn't come to Genentech for the rich stock options or the free cappuccino or the made-to-order sushi or the parties every...

January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy percent of HR managers feel worker retention is a primary concern, according to a new Monster study.

January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US employees of a German investment bank have charged in a lawsuit that the company participated in a widespread gender discrimination scheme at...

January 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadians chose saving for retirement over 'keeping their heads above water' as their primary financial concern in Royal Bank's most recent survey.

January 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bally North America Inc., a luxury shoe retailer, has agreed to a $200,000 payment to a former Taiwanese employee who said she suffered...

January 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Maryland Chamber of Commerce has declared that Maryland's Fair Share Health Care Act, or 'Wal-Mart Bill', is preempted by a provision of...

January 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five African-American sheet metal workers have charged in a federal court lawsuit that their union local illegally substituted whites in a job-selection process...

January 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chairman of the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Peter Kalikow, said he was wrong in making pension demands a central focus...

January 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IBM today announced a major redesign of its retirement plans, announcing plans to freeze current pension benefits, while significantly enhancing its 401(k) offerings,...