Benefits

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey of American employers found that 22% of US employers already have a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP)...

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Hewitt Associates study found that only 41% of companies plan to award a holiday bonus to employees this year.

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - University of Minnesota researchers have looked at various simulations of how several potential tax subsidies for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) would affect consumer...

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individual plaintiffs in the long-standing gender discrimination class-action lawsuit against airplane maker Boeing Company should get awards ranging from $500 to $26,000.

November 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Halliburton Co. has revealed that is has resolved three cases involving mishandling of employee pension plans.

November 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A labor union and four employees of the West Japan Railway Co. have filed a lawsuit against the company for what it calls...

November 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study claims the growth of the uninsured in American is largely attributable to illegal immigrants.

November 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) study of post retirement income trends reported that 35% of Americans age 65 and older received income...

November 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Giant carmaker General Motors won a victory of sorts when its hourly workers signed off on a plan under which active workers and...

November 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Arlington, Virginia hotel has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a 2004 federal lawsuit accusing it of illegally discharging a Spanish-speaking dishwasher...

November 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research from The Hackett Group finds that world-class companies spend 25% less on HR than typical companies and rely on 16% less staff,...

November 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-eight percent of hiring managers say they leave some negotiating room in their initial salary offer to job candidates, according to a CareerBuilder.com...

November 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pay for nursing positions requiring specialized skill sets climbed most sharply over the last year, according to a new survey.

November 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Median compensation for non-employee directors of US boards is higher than last year in two out of three industry sectors, according to The...

November 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bahram Hakakian, head of clothing retailer Barami, was the subject of a lawsuit filed by a model who charged he groped her and...

November 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has presented an Issue in Brief entitled "How Much Pre-Retirement Income Does Social Security Replace?"

November 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has refused to hear a case of a Cincinnati police officer who alleges she was demoted because she is...

November 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged that News Corp.'s Fox News Network LLC illegally forced out a female former employee who...

November 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Clark Consulting Inc.'s (CCI) survey of executive benefits found that 91% of surveyed companies offer a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (NQDC).

November 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor has issued opinion letters regarding overtime pay to employees who are paid a premium pay when called in to...