Benefits

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More large US companies in more industries have gay-inclusive policies than ever before, according to Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though companies in a recent survey funded their short-term incentive (STI) programs to almost 100% of targets, future bonuses will be tougher...

September 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another sign that the spiraling workplace health-care costs increases are cooling off, federal employees and retirees will be dealing with the...

September 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The District of Columbia Emergency Medical Services Department has reached a settlement on a complaint that female applicants were subjected to a pregnancy...

September 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associate's "Salary Increase Survey" found that Canadian employers expect to hold steady salary increases for 2006 and continue to use variable pay...

September 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Greenwood Village, Colorado restaurant chain has agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit over the firing of a waiter who had religious...

September 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a report in the American Journal of Health Promotion, an obese employee costs an additional $460 to $2,500 annually in medical...

September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PriceWaterhouseCoopers Saratoga 2005-2006 US Human Capital Effectiveness Report found that in 2004 the average organization saw $52 in profit for every $100 spent...

September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers of toy and clothing factories in six countries have sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., claiming the retailer overlooked sweatshop conditions.

September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A falloff of small businesses offering workplace health coverage has led to an overall dramatic dropoff of companies offering the insurance policies.

September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against an Oklahoma health food store on behalf of an applicant it refused...

September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation may be important in the workplace, but workers are more likely to head for the door if they're having problems with career...

September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - They may be young, but Americans between 18 and 26 years old have apparently gotten the message in a big way about the...

September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study from Greenwich Associates has revealed that 44% of plan sponsors go with their existing investment consultant when in need of a...

September 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers may be predicting a health care coverage cost increase that is more manageable than in recent years, but the slowing of cost...

September 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley became the latest Wall Street firm to stand accused of violating overtime pay laws with a federal court lawsuit filed by...

September 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - St. Louis-based Hardee's has agreed to pay $34,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming that one of its restaurants repeatedly refused to hire a...

September 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An upcoming study by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) provides details on America's uninsured, 83% of whom live in families headed by...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans continued in 2000, with DB plans declining 4.1% from 50,000 in 1999 to 48,000...

September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of private-sector employees covered by a workplace retirement plan actually fell back slightly between 2003 and 2004, according to a new...