Benefits

August 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against more than 20 Chicago area Supercuts salon franchises alleging discrimination against Hispanic workers.

August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has granted a former Nissan North America employee a chance to prove her case that she was discriminated against...

August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled for former Assistant US Attorney John Carver, finding the US Justice Department guilty of age...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates, an HR consultant, has announced changes to its own employee benefits intended to save the company $45 million annually.

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) is suing Boeing Corp. for early retirees' medical and pension benefits that were lost...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whirlpool Corp. has agreed to a settlement on claims that a test it used in its hiring process discriminated against about 800 African-American...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent pro-gun lobbying group has called for a national boycott of energy giant ConocoPhillips because of its court fight over an Oklahoma...

August 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an ironic twist, producers of a recent Hollywood movie about stereotypes of female repression at a 1950s women's college have agreed to...

August 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of US employers plan to allow employees to take advantage of new federal tax rules allowing them to carry over unused flexible...

August 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch & Company has agreed last week to pay $37 million in back overtime to its brokers as part of an out-of-court...

August 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Atlanta-based HR outsourcer has found that HR departments have to cope with not having time to address both administrative tasks and strategic...

August 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2005 Experiential Education Survey found nearly 80% of employers reported higher retention among college hires...

August 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total Benefits Planning Agency, Inc. of Loveland, Ohio has filed a $20 million federal antitrust suit saying Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield...

August 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the third year in a row, New York Governor George Pataki has signed into law bills expanding state benefits for the Empire...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared the way for a discrimination lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck & Co. to proceed.

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with the State of Delaware in a racial discrimination case.

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its appeal of a ruling certifying a sexual discrimination case as a class-action, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says the complaints of six workers...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of Albuquerque faces charges of discrimination because a supervisor of female police officers required them to use sick leave after the...

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2006 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey forecasts declines in trends for 2006.

August 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women with children suffer when competing for jobs against similarly qualified fathers and childless men and women, according to a pair of Cornell...