Benefits

March 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minnesota, which began the nation's first state-sponsored Internet connection with Canadian pharmacies five weeks ago, is kicking off inspections of two Canadian mail-order...

March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the post-scandal regulatory environment paying so much attention to employee severance packages - particularly those for chief executives and high-level officials -...

March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest advocacy group for retired people is jumping into the fray over reimportation of less expensive Canadian prescription drugs with a...

March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) who abandoned their posts in February was virtually unchanged at 51.

March 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ergonomics-related workplace injuries are on the rise among employees in extended hours positions.

March 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pointy dunce cap and all, the majority of workplace cubicles have been sat in the corner for not making the grade.

March 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Colorado is locked in a political battle over whether it should add a defined contribution (DC) plan and how it...

March 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a green light from federal regulators, Tenet Healthcare Corp. will offer discount pricing to uninsured patients at its hospitals with an eye...

March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives at fast-growing companies may have dropped health-care providers from their Christmas lists, but many are still paying the entire or nearly the...

March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flying the flag of "I'm living for today," the country's youngest workers see little urgency in participating in their employer's 401(k) plan.

March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The employee benefits firms of Corporate Benefit Services and Johnson Benefits Group have agreed to merge.

March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Chicago US Bankruptcy Court judge has appointed an independent examiner to investigate whether United Airlines reneged on a promise not to cut...

March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four employees at embattled Putnam Investments, two of whom were senior executives, have been tossed out onto the street after they failed to...

March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While many companies are satisfied with their efforts to relocate work to countries around the world, benefits on the move may be short-lived,...

March 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By streamlining the flow of payroll data, increasing control, and creating end-to-end owners for payroll processes, companies can cut their payroll expenses by...

March 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Expatriates are a little skittish about accepting a work assignment in Baghdad at the moment, while at the same time Switzerland's municipalities receive...

March 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As employers turn their calendars over to welcome March, they also welcome a drop in productivity of $1.5 billion associated with the NCAA...

March 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) has come out with long awaited guidance on the accrual of sick or vacation...

March 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Republican US Senator active in pushing mutual fund reforms is now calling for the recordkeeping and processing of the federal government's Thrift...

February 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - W.R. Grace & Co is selling off shares of Grace common stock currently held in the company's 401(k) stock fund option.