Benefits

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...

September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northwest Airlines has frozen two pension plans that cover salaried employees, Business Insurance reports.

September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines has issued frequent trading restrictions on its 401(k) plan, following the lead of some of the fund providers for the plan.

September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MetLife Study of Open Enrollment Benefit Trends shows that 34% of married employees do not consult with their spouse or partner and...

September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting of 1,100 UK employees found that only 36% trust senior managers to always communicate honestly.

September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An office nightmare would be an employee whose phone conversations are loud enough to be heard for blocks and who insists on using...

September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Golfers may have their eye on the next hole while out on the links, but one thing they're apparently not spending much energy...

September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delta Air Lines has been slapped with a sexual discrimination suit after a flight attendant got fired for posting photos of herself in...

September 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enterprise Systems' IT salary survey for 2005 shows that while managers and professionals working in large system data centers feel more insecure about...

September 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A severance package offered to separated employees today is likely to be slimmer than one in 2001, according to a new survey.

September 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Hospital Association (AHA) reports that the median participation rates of health care employees for 403(b) and 401(k) plans each increased 5%...

September 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Towers Perrin survey suggests that senior leaders are achieving some success in communicating with employees - at least compared to where...

September 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many Americans are so concerned about their retirement financial future that it keeps them awake at night.

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that drugs purchased through mail-order pharmacies owned by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) cost less...

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority (53%) of working Americans employed with a company that offers a retirement plan reported they experienced moderate to high levels of...

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush issued a memorandum to the Office of Personnel Management asking it to establish a program to facilitate the transfer of leave...

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a senior citizen advocacy group that charged that major US drug companies violated antitrust...

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The proxy for EchoStar Communications, Inc. October 6 shareholders' meeting includes a proposal to change the company's policies to prohibit discrimination against gay...

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Skokie, Illinois worker who was so angry at his bosses that he spiked the company coffeemaker with toxic chemicals and urine was...

September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America's (PSCA's) Survey of Defined Contribution Plan Participant Statements 2005 found that plan sponsors are happy with the...