Benefits

September 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief executive officers are confident the economy is on the right track as the executives plan to hire more workers.

August 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the C-suite have turned to offshoring domestic jobs and giving handily to political parties in a nefarious attempt to pad their...

August 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are looking to shift more of the burden of prescription drug coverage to the workforce as this component of health insurance coverage...

August 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AARP, a leading lobbying group for the needs of older Americans, released its latest list of top employers for workers over 50 including...

August 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-one percent of the human resource (HR) professionals contacted in a recent survey said they have found inaccuracies in résumés after carrying out...

August 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small business owners are optimistic about their personal financial situations and the outlook for their businesses to grow.

August 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As benefits managers head into a new open enrollment season, increasing numbers of employers are requiring workers make an active benefits choice or...

August 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The worst of the worst in technology sector hiring trends may have drawn to a close, according to a new report.

August 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 40% of employers have witnessed workplace conflict due to generational differences, a new study found.

August 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan again took aim at the pending Social Security and Medicare crises, asserting that retirees will face "abrupt and...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wisconsin employers that provide prescription drug coverage must include coverage of contraceptives.

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has reached a $1.9 million settlement with Global Building Services Inc over allegations the janitorial services company failed...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to preliminary results of a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a 9.6% increase in total health costs per employee is projected...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - No one could mistake the IT job situation in coming months as a hiring boom.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies increased their total director compensation by 19% in 2003 and shelled out more fees to lead directors and audit committee members.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health-care spending accounted for 15.2% of US gross domestic product (GDP) in 2004, up from 11.1% in 1989.

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Home Depot Inc. has agreed to settle discrimination claims brought against it as part of its ongoing mediation with the Equal Employment Opportunity...

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost half of UK defined contribution (DC) plans do not provide income protection for those who retire early for health-related reasons, a Mercer...

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The overwhelming majority (95%) of HR professionals keep employee personnel files under lock and key and restrict the number of people able to...

August 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most people do not believe problems with managed care plans have improved in the past three or four years.