Benefits

December 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pretty soon, the train of local and state government officials vowing to import prescription drugs from Canada is going to be standing room...

December 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 5% of Fortune 1000 companies have implemented full-fledged outsourcing programs, suggesting the flood of jobs moving overseas may be more like a...

December 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fresh from an economic downturn and continual personnel downsizings, a key issue for many HR departments these days is finding ways to improve...

December 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If recent data can be believed, many workers are shopping till they drop - while at work.

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half (47%) of human resource professionals are seeing an increase in the number of employees dealing with elder care issues, but only...

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of Boston is apparently jumping on the Canadian prescription drugs bandwagon.

December 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers continue to shift more responsibility for funding benefit programs to their employees and the workers aren't very happy about it, according to...

December 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While US equity markets continued their upward trend, participants appeared largely unmoved by the "prospects," according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

December 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health insurers, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) and third-party administrators (TPA) are forecasting employer's health-care costs will continue their double-digit rate of increase into...

December 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Medco Health Solutions Inc., which manages pharmacy benefit plans, reported that a West Virginia judge has dismissed several claims in a prescription drug...

December 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the annual change in average total health benefit cost was up 10.1% in 2003, it was also the first year cost...

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers looking for a quick way to workers' hearts may want to rely more on merchandise like pens, books, and apparel rather than...

December 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Global Crossing Ltd. employee was convicted of using a Web site to threaten executives at the now bankrupt telecommunications company.

December 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight out of 10 (82%) plan sponsors believe plan participants will be adversely affected if mutual funds are forced to accept...

December 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers employed at large- and medium-sized companies are more satisfied with their total benefits package than their counterparts at smaller organizations.

December 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A quarter of HR professionals are nervous about hiring recovering drug addicts or alcoholics even though nearly nine in 10 (89%) say treatment...

December 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Virginia-based consumer finance company has been hit with a second age-discrimination lawsuit alleging it gave preference to younger workers.

December 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Without any changes, Americans will be shy by at least $45 billion by 2030 between the value of their current savings and the...

December 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just like David Letterman, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has its own "Top 10" list - in this case containing the...

December 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - All work and no overtime pay claims at a Plano, Texas call center have landed AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in legal hot water.