Benefits

March 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health plan premiums will be going up in 2004, just not nearly has high as the 13% average expected.

March 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The architect of Milwaukee County's pension plan payout system that would have awarded some state public officials millions has been sentenced to 60...

March 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic upturn is underway for technology and biotechnology companies that saw salaries increase last year and salary increase budgets remain the same...

March 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers across the country expect the hiring pace in the second quarter to be stronger than it has been since the first quarter...

March 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Looking to their company's bottom line, human resources professionals are most likely to focus on recruiting and retention to have the largest impact.

March 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now that the economy appears to be improving, Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of the nation's fastest growing companies are turning their attention to...

March 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it comes to matching up the workforce with the company's goals, most firms still have a ways to go.

March 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA is giving plan sponsors an idea on how to lower the company's total benefit costs and help disabled employees get back to...

March 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) can result in lower health care spending, but only if the plan changes employee behavior.

March 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some employers' health-care cost-cutting efforts appear to be working - at least when it comes to the cost of prescription drugs, a new...

March 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job hoppers apparently aren't the favorite of the office, according to a new survey.

March 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing an improving economic climate, Ford Motor Co. is reinstating partial 401(k) plan matches for salaried workers and bonuses to middle and upper...

March 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health-care cost increases have lead to a greater burden placed on the shoulders of employees, but employers recognize the importance of these programs...

March 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news is that companies in the United States are hiring, while the bad news is that they may be taking some...

March 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AK Steel Corp has reached a settlement with the company's former president who sought $11.1 million in benefits.

March 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More employees will flock to consumer-directed health plans (CDHP) this year - part of a continuing employer search for effective ways to control...

March 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An aging workforce, less proclivity for pension plans to take large equity positions and looming global accounting changes could spell the demise of...

March 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - San Jose has become the first city in California to officially recognize same-sex marriages of municipal employees.

March 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median total direct compensation packages for corporate directors were up by about 30% in the last year, according to a new study.

March 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former SG Cowen Securities Corp. director filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the investment bank, charging that she was unduly fired after...