Benefits

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesmart, Inc. has launched the "Retirement Plan Participant's Bill of Rights", a guide for Defined Contribution retirement plan participants.

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Financial's Canadian Pension Operations has been given the administration and recordkeeping business for the Deferred Profit Sharing Plan and Group Registered Retirement...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Industries which stand to get hurt the most from the brain drain caused by the pending retirement of large numbers of workers include...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 2.2 million people die in work-related accidents and diseases each year.

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study from Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI) found that, on average, a middle manager in the US remains in middle management 6.3...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources consultants may be doing an acceptable job, but they can't hold a candle to a hiring manager's permanent staff members, a...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first of about 40 cases nationwide against Wal-Mart, alleging workplace violations, has gone to trial.

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