Benefits

March 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The costs of medical care for the average 65-year old are now estimated at $190,000 over the next 15 to 20 years, according...

March 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regardless of how many fund options are in a plan, participants are likely to only choose a few - often three or four,...

March 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northwest Airlines has kicked off an effort to force out unqualified employee dependents from its health plans, culling out 10% to 15% of...

March 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unionized auto workers may soon have to face the same heath care coverage cuts that have already befallen many of their non-union white-collar...

March 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola Inc. has joined a growing number of companies who are offering new employees 401(k) plans instead of their traditional defined benefit plans.

March 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 3,000 people who worked at Hewlett-Packard Co. for outside contractors or temporary staffing agencies have sued the computer maker for wrongly...

March 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More Americans are willing to have restrictions on their choice of medical providers in return for saving on medical expenses, a new study...

March 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers, who work an average of 45 hours a week, feel that 16 of those are unproductive.

March 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not only are one in four Americans stressing out over their financial picture, but many of them have allowed that financial distress to...

March 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Providing further evidence that employers are increasingly shifting health care costs to their employees, a new study shows that three quarters of the...

March 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee assistance programs are the most commonly outsourced function, according to the Human Capital Management (HCM) poll from outsourcing firm Genesys.

March 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just under four in 10 respondents in a recent poll said employers should have a right to turn away a potential employee based...

March 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-eight percent of private sector employers are planning on continuing their drug benefit programs while accepting the 28% government subsidy under Medicare Part...

March 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Finesse, a call center for financial concerns, is reporting that 2004 trends indicate that employees are increasingly taking control of their finances.

March 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chrysler Group has reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers union that will see employees paying deductibles for previously free health care.

March 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) will number 8.2 million and have assets of $50 billion by 2010, according to a white paper from the...

March 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private medical coverage is becoming more common in the United Kingdom, with 51% of companies reporting that they cover all employees, up 10%...

March 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Montana State Board of Regents has voted to extend health benefits to same-sex partners of state university employees.

March 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that while employers are, overall, satisfied with one-stop services, the Department of Labor...

March 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a civil suit brought on by federal authorities over charges that it...