Benefits

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) - 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 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 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) - A new poll indicates that Capital Accumulation Plan (CAP) sponsors are becoming more proactive in helping participants make investment decisions.

March 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new white paper from Ernst & Young (E&Y) is asserting that the auto industry is being hit harder than most others with...

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...

March 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Watson Wyatt and the National Business Group on Health shows that the use of health management and consumer-directed health...

March 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Airlines has terminated a special pension program meant for senior executives.

March 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When Michigan voted in November to define marriage as an act between a man and a woman, they also, by extension, ended health...

March 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although 70% of Americans are confident about their future retirement financial situation, much of this confidence may be overoptimistic, according to a recent...

March 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paid time-off (PTO) banks - ones which combine vacation and other possible reasons for missing work - are growing increasingly common, according to...

March 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2005 Principal Well-Being Index shows that despite a decline in the availability of employee benefits, satisfaction with such benefits is increasing.

March 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One in three American workers is chronically overworked, according to a recent study.

March 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest quarterly Manpower Inc. survey showed that the strong hiring US employers predicted for the January to March period should continue unabated...

March 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although workers seem to understand the current Social Security reform proposals, many are hesitant about managing their own personal accounts as proposed by...

March 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it comes to understanding Baby Boomers and their retirement savings habits, a new survey asserted that members of that age group are...