Benefits

April 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trying to get state of Florida employees to switch out of a defined benefit program to a defined contribution plan continues to be...

April 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in 401(k) plans reached a record $1.795 trillion in 2003 after a 22% increase.

April 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most workers feel as though their performance management system gave them a fair shake, but few believe it helps improve performance.

April 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ceridian Corporation, an HR services company, has picked up Recruiting Solutions International, Inc. (RSI), a Web-based recruiting and workforce management software provider, the...

April 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires accommodation for religious beliefs.

April 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's workers' compensation and insurance reform bill currently winding its way through the legislative process has come under fire from business and labor...

April 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pharmaceutical industry claims that Canadian drug reimportation needs to be blocked because it could slash the revenue that pays for important drug research...

April 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR outsourcing is here to stay, a new Conference Board survey has concluded.

April 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small business hiring was up 25% in the first quarter of 2004.

April 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There may be some light at the end of the economic tunnel - at least when it comes to the small business hiring...

April 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paychex a payroll and HR services provider has acquired Stromberg, a Lake Mary, Florida company offering time and attendance software for mid- to...

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When investors have spoken about what many have considered chief executive pay packages that were entirely too rich, a new study found corporate...

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More and more unemployed managers and executives are hanging out their own shingles in a growing sign of managerial entrepreneurship.

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More companies are conducting background checks on job applicants, and those checks are revealing inconsistencies.

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Baby Boomers are most likely to be aware of, and utilize, 529 college savings plans, but Generation X, with the largest percentage of...

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America Corporation has selected Fidelity Investments to provide administrative services for its human resources operations, payrolls, and benefits programs covering approximately...

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As executive compensation was elevated higher due to strong growth in the value of restricted stock and long-term incentives, it was simultaneously being...

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One might well think that college students are most focused on the size of their potential paychecks or the security of their jobs...

April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A round of exploratory examinations has raised more than few questions for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which plans to increase audits of...

April 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Low levels of literacy might have a significant impact on the ability for plan participants to understand the health-care information being presented to...