Benefits

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AARP has come out against President Bush's proposal to partially privatize Social Security.

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many human resource (HR) professionals are seeing fatter paychecks this year with pay for compensation experts, recruiters, and trainers enjoying significant salary advances,...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A New York State Supreme Court justice has handed the city a legal defeat by ruling Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration has to force certain...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Airways has filed a comprehensive motion initiating proceedings to rejected collective bargaining agreements with multiple unions, as well as to reduce retiree...

November 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Connecticut state pension fund, wracked by computer troubles and an increasingly large amount of retirees, had a negative operating cash flow of...

November 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian employers who offer defined contribution (DC) plans overwhelmingly feel that providing access to financial advice to employees will be a necessity in...

November 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Statistics released regarding private industry benefits shows that only 53% of workers had access to defined contribution (DC) plans in March, signaling that...

November 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that some say signals a significant trend with health care benefits, the nation's fourth-largest bank, Wachovia Corp., has given workers...

November 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch has agreed to settle three discrimination lawsuits for a total nearing $50 million, according to a Securities and...

November 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by Putnam Investments shows that recently retired Americans are often cash-strapped and worried about finances, but still are overwhelmingly satisfied...

November 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Illinois federal judge has ruled that the federal anti-discrimination agency may move forward with its sexual harassment claims on behalf of any...

November 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees responding to a new survey had one piece of advice for managers trying to find the best way to communicate with their...

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a tough hiring environment, it can be difficult to get your foot in the door - unless you know how to stick...

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey shows that fund sponsors rank management fees as only in the middle of a priority list when conducting due diligence...

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Honeywell International Inc. has hammered out a $14-million agreement to settle a fiduciary breach lawsuit filed by participants in its retirement plan.

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Abbott Laboratories and a spinoff, Hospira, Inc., have been sued by employees claiming that the company unlawfully interfered with their rights to receive...

November 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America (BOA) employees are suing the giant banking company over its cash-balance pension plan in a sign that the plans continue...

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that is expected to set new standards for on-the-job lawsuits regarding age discrimination.

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that top executives were responsible for what their subordinates were or were not doing in a case of...

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in a poll of Northeast companies overwhelmingly listed the rising cost of providing employee health-care coverage as the most pressing benefits issue...