Benefits

May 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic decline of an airline industry supplier and the subsequent job loss for one of its employees was not a direct result...

May 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts labor union the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 has amended its benefits plan to clarify dependent spouse to mean "a...

May 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The idea of retirement being a carefree journey into the sunset is beginning to shift as more future retirees see employment in their...

May 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Retirement Services said it has successfully completed the transition of its 401(k) retirement plan client base to the BlueStar service platform...

May 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More companies are poised to hire staff in their human resource (HR) departments, a sign that more job opportunities may be coming available...

May 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two new employer coalitions have formed to combine their collective health-care buying clout to affect change in the ever-escalating health-care costs.

May 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Uninsured Americans will incur $41 billion in uncompensated health-care treatment in 2004.

May 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news in the latest Aventis health coverage poll is that workers north of the border generally love their health plan so...

May 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies looking for ways to improve their workers nutritional habits have a new Web-based tool at their disposal.

May 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An average of three employers per day added domestic partner health insurance benefits to gay and lesbian workers in 2003.

May 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The next generation of female executives overwhelmingly plan on returning to the workforce after having children and most agree changes will need to...

May 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A third of working mothers are not happy with their work/life balance and nearly one-in-five state their employers are intolerant of working shorter...

May 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said legalizing prescription drug imports is inevitable and would save consumers money.

May 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Tennessee-based restaurant chain has agreed to step up its employee sensitivity training as part of an out-of-court settlement with the government about...

May 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As Massachusetts prepares to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses on May 17, the governor's administration may be loosening its stance on the Massachusetts...

May 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers new to the labor market and their families are about to face a tremendous loss of retirement income unless the decline in...

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. workers were among the top five among employees in 18 nations in showing a dramatic increase in their confidence levels about their...

May 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British reward managers are the best paid in the HR field, pulling in 12% more than the profession's average salary, according to a...

May 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it comes to variable pay programs, for many companies the cost outweighs the benefits.

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant retirement education programs are failing to change participant behavior, and that could have dire consequences, according to one industry expert.