Benefits

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With prescription drug expenses headed skyward, employers are taking away cost-control stops and thus hitting employees right in the pocketbook.

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than three-quarters of women business owners are dissatisfied with the cost of health care for "themselves and their employees," while two-thirds were...

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A scant one in 10 employees participating in a recent poll said they get thanked daily for doing a good job by their...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Of the three legged employee benefits stool, employees are most unhappy with changes to their health-care benefits.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the projection falls below 2003 figures, health plans are still projecting a double-digit increase next year.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives striking out for their next career opportunity should be mindful of a resume that is not only free of mistakes, but also...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 420-pound man who had charged McDonald's with refusing to hire him as a cook has settled his lawsuit with the fast-food chain.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attempting to get a higher wage for her labor, a worker based in Pakistan has threatened to release the medical records of a...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Observers of the US health system may have to rethink the long-held view that serious strains on hospital emergency rooms come from the...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Besting earlier estimates by a full percentage point, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) will increase renewal rates by 15% in 2004.

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rate of uninsured workers in larger companies has jumped by more than 50% since 1987, to the point in 2001 that 26%...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fusion of staffing management services and solutions provider Recruitsoft Inc. with temporary workforce management provider White Amber Inc. has produced a new...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer private sector Americans worked for a company sponsoring a retirement plan in 2002, while a likewise smaller number covered by a retirement...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rate of last-minute no shows in US workplaces has dropped to an all-time low while the average annual per-employee cost fell 22.3%,...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managing drug spending increased pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) performance ratings, according to research from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) an industry group.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two unions have gone to court in an effort to force the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to set tougher clean...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new consumer-driven pharmacy benefit program has arisen out of a partnership between Definity Health, Medco Health Solutions and Evolution Benefits.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In times of corporate downsizing, loyalty to one company apparently does not pay off.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR and payroll clients of Kronos Incorporated, an HR technology systems provider, will now also have access to a variety of consulting services...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly seven out of 10 (67%) employees are not impressed with the progress of their health-care benefits, ranking them somewhat or much worse...