Benefits

July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only a third of baby boomers and the elder generation (age 65 and older) have talked with their families about inheritance and related...

July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First Mutual Corp. agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit claiming a male former employee was sexually harassed by a female coworker.

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a document providing Americans With Disabilities (ADA) guidance concerning employees with cancer.

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A female sales executive who claims Internet search firm Google discriminated against her because she was pregnant has filed a federal court lawsuit...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While other surveys have bemoaned the fact that many American workers aren't saving enough for retirement, a new poll suggests baby boomers also...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Benefits and compensation professionals need to be prepared for a significant increase in responsibilities across many areas in the future, according to a new survey...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas steelworkers union has agreed to a new three-year contract with Lone Star Steel Co. that expands the company's pension program and...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2005 IT Market Compensation study by Gartner, Inc. Executive Program's (EXP) unit shows that 66% of organizations project increases in information technology...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In spite of the new stock option expensing rule of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), 89% of public technology companies say they...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A significant number of workers are taking their 401(k) money and running when they leave their companies, according to a new study.

July 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Essex County (New Jersey) Executive James Treffinger will receive a much smaller pension package after the Garden State's pension board voted to...

July 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An arbitration panel has ruled that Merrill Lynch & Co. must rehire Hydie Sumner, who won a gender discrimination suit against it in...

July 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rockwell Automation will pay $180,000 to a 54-year-old man to settle age discrimination charges.

July 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former National Football League (NFL) running back Eugene "Mercury" Morris is suing the league for not paying disability benefits because of the numerous...

July 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives in many American companies are apparently suffering declining workforce support with only four in 10 workers believing their bosses will always communicate...

July 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In newly released guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reiterated that most account-based plans will not be eligible for...

July 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AARP's International Retirement Security Survey found optimism about retirement and confidence in government retirement programs is low.

July 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global banking firm HSBC USA has been slapped with a federal court lawsuit alleging that it violated labor laws by not properly paying...

July 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A jury awarded $20 million to 85 year old Dr. Robert Johnson who claimed he was forced to retire as chief physician and...

July 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has found that companies that consistently realize lower costs through outsourcing invest in adequate vendor management, but also spend significantly...