Benefits

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national restaurant chain has agreed to pay a former server $40,000 to settle charges in a federal court lawsuit that the dark-skinned...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Commutes that involve the Cross-Bronx Expressway, LBJ Freeway, the 405 or any of the nation's other notorious traffic tie-ups apparently lead to a...

August 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of US employers who responded to a new survey are either covering the pay gap between civilian and military pay for reservists...

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Long Island, New York restaurant and brewery has been charged with pregnancy discrimination in connection with the dismissal of an expecting mother.

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. is broadening its HR outsourcing relationship with Fidelity Investments beyond the carmaker's 401(k) and stock plans.

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A class action suit alleging pharmaceutical benefits manager (PBM) PCS Health Systems Inc. breached its fiduciary duties to Oxford Health Plans Inc. participants...

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One-third of those recently polled said the key to happiness in their current post would be greater flexibility in the schedule.

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though $25 billion is currently invested in 529 college savings plans, nearly two-thirds of parents (64%) and grandparents (65%) are not at...

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A black former employee of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s high-yield corporate finance group has charged in a lawsuit that the bank ignored...

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Springfield, Massachusetts has begun a program for city employees and retirees to order prescription drugs from Canada.

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While government jobs generally do not pay as well as private sector employment, a new study shows federal executives tend to earn more...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Depression among US workers is costing companies $44 billion in lost productivity.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When looking for that perfect candidate to fill an open position, hiring managers are most concerned about prior job experience.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has cut the ribbon on a new global consulting practice focused on HR technology and operations consulting.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives who buy HR outsourcing services say they would put a formal outsourcing strategy in place before contracting with a vendor if they...

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Electronically quoted reimbursement rates given to pharmacists required by a contract take precedent over any claims for alleged overpayments.

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors seeking compliance assistance on federal health benefits law regarding qualified medical child support orders have a new compliance guide at their...

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A drop in the amount of compensation received from stock options was a major player in the 1.6%-decline of the average non-employee director...

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The head of the Johns Manville retiree group has called on US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to investigate whether Johns Manville Corporation...

August 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new conference committee in the California legislature has been charged with drafting a compromise bill of four different health-care proposals in an...