Benefits

August 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average health-care premium increase in 2004 is 10.5%, the fifth year of double-digit hikes.

August 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued a restaurant chain, alleging sexual harassment and racial discrimination against 10 workers.

August 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine out of 10 US executives currently offshoring worker are considering bringing those positions back home.

August 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most women would move if the right job came along, but few would be completely willing.

August 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vermont is suing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the federal agency rejected the state's drug importation plan.

August 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most (60%) recent and soon-to-be college graduates not working full time expect to have a full-time position within the next six months.

August 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - From the "Women are from Mars; Men are from Venus" school of thought comes word that male and female executives consider different things...

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small and mid-sized employers cut benefits in their health plans in 2003, holding the cost increase to 9.8% among employers with fewer than...

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of all workers (49%) say their employer has not communicated any special plans or procedures in case of an attack.

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most business executives do not view the confines of the C-suite as their dream job, as they daydream about positions in entertainment and...

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most executives (58.2%) are planning on hiring during the remainder of 2004.

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in Manulife 401(k) plans who contributed to a lifestyle fund from 1999 to 2003 earned on average 3.4% higher annual returns than...

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - National and state governments are rapidly joining the private sector in outsourcing key human resources and other functions.

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most American workers are resentful of domestic businesses that offshore jobs.

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in W.R. Grace & Co's 401(k) have filed a class-action suit, alleging the company breached its fiduciary duty when it failed to...

August 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the trend smacks of a return to the go-go 1990s, signs that the number of former executives starting their own business has...

August 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average ongoing 401(k) account grew by 29.1% in 2003.

August 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee stock option grants in private companies increased from 14% to 18% of company ownership in 2004.

August 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For 38% of workers the job market looks enticing, as they plan on trying their luck at finding at new position the next...

August 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers in the US are worried about a negative impact on the economy due to offshoring, but business say the practice is paying...