Benefits

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) plan sponsors interested in beefing up their participation rate should seriously consider automatically enrolling employees, a new study asserted.

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants calling in to the help line of a San Francisco-based financial education company during the second quarter of 2004 were more focused...

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While it may still be a fight for gay and lesbian workers to get equal benefits for their partners, a new survey found...

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IBM announced yesterday that it has agreed in principle with plaintiffs to resolve certain claims in the class action lawsuit relating to its...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SIMPLE IRA market is again increasing in size, with a 5% rise in the number of plans seen in the first half...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delta Air Lines on Tuesday announced a sweeping series of cost-cutting moves that includes a 10% pay cut for executives and others and...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan sponsors would do well to focus on issues other than the choice of individual funds to have the most direct...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire residents can now get prescription drug pricing information for both US and Canadian pharmacies from the state's official Web site.

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans' bill for their share of workplace health coverage skyrocketed by 35.9% between 2000 and 2004 - dramatically outpacing their earnings growth during...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Voluntary turnover is on the rise, according to a report by Compensation Resources, Inc., (CRI).

September 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer-driven health care is on the rise and the use of HMOs is in decline, according to benefits consultants at Watson Wyatt.

September 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 50% of large companies have increased or will boost the number of employees getting overtime under the new federal wage-hour regulations, a...

September 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer health-benefit consortium has put together a new group to help develop and distribute information about treatments and procedures for which there...

September 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attitudes regarding performance-based compensation are changing in favor of the more holistic, performance-driven system, a new survey says.

September 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a United Airlines court filing regarding how employees would be affected by pension plan terminations should...

September 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total compensation for top staffing industry executives declined by a median of 26% in 2003, according to Staffing Industry Analysts.

September 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal lawsuit has been brought against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging that the retail giant discriminates against blacks seeking truck-driving positions.

September 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While women responding to a recent survey admitted that their health insurance coverage is important, many apparently don't translate that judgment into the...

September 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With more teenagers reporting sexual harassment and discrimination on the job, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is launching a national campaign to...

September 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite (and maybe even because of) the increasingly polarized election season that is currently underway, employees are becoming less likely to discuss politics...