Benefits

October 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty five percent of employers feel online degrees are more acceptable than they were five years ago, according to Vault Inc.'s 2005 Online...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AARP is appealing a federal court ruling that would allow employers to offer more generous retiree health care benefits to those not...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Department of Justice have agreed to a settlement in a religious discrimination suit.

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty seven percent of Americans are extremely or very satisfied with the quality of health care they receive, according to the 2005 Health...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite traditional allegations that conversions from a traditional pension to a cash balance plan might hurt older workers, a new study has concluded...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2005 Women & Investing Survey by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. found that 93% of women say saving for retirement is their primary investment goal,...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three African American former employees of UBS Financial Services (UBSFS) sued the company in federal court over racial discrimination allegations.

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affluent 60-year-olds may insist they are well prepared for retirement, but, survey findings reveal that roughly half (46%) of "successful sixties" spend more...

October 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Co. said it has reached a tentative deal with United Auto Workers (UAW) to cut health care benefits.

October 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows that just under 60% of all individuals living in the US were...

October 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that Lucent Technologies, Inc. did not interfere with a former employee's right...

October 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Montana state budget director David Ewer has come up with two possible health coverage changes for the state's troubled education system.

October 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey found that, as a whole, American workers give their bosses a B-plus.

October 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concurrent surveys in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina found that voters are opposed to eliminating or reducing the employer deduction for health...

October 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) analysis of workplace retirement plan data showed that many employees did not participate because they believed they...

October 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union members at Solutia Inc. have agreed to a national labor contract that includes health and welfare benefit limits for workers at five...

October 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In spite of the volatility of the economy, employers haven't cut back on work-life programs, practices, and policies.

October 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by a British research group has found that while many on retirement will have less money than they expected, the...

October 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study reports that the number of Baby Boomers worried about retirement has doubled, with those ages 41 to 49, more likely...

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from Salary.com finds that the average worker spends 3.3% of compensation annually on gas, eating up most of the average...