Benefits

June 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private industry employer compensation costs averaged $22.37 per hour in March 2003, while state and local government compensation costs were at $23.93 per...

June 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Presidential hopeful Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) unveiled his pension-reform proposals during a campaign swing through northern Iowa, calling for curbs on pension...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If an executive is looking to get laid off, the best severance packages are coming from the health care, energy and information technology...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees may not give a second thought to downloading "free" Internet applications, but the practice could end up costing their employers a bundle.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slide rules and ledger sheets are a thing of the past for accounting graduates; finance chiefs are now also looking for information technology...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workforce reductions, reduced competitive pressure for employee talent, and concerns about potential accounting charges for options have all contributed to a decline in...

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Information Technology job market in the finance services industry may turn around unexpectedly early, according to a poll.

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Men are just as likely as women to report they are the primary caregiver and need to modify their work schedules for the...

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The relentless growth in US health care expenditures eased a bit last year with a 9.6% increase compared to a 10%-hike the year...

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rising tide of prescription drug costs may be beginning to ebb, as growth in prescription drug spending was lower during the first...

June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers now rate long-term care coverage as high as a group life policy when evaluating company benefits, a new survey found.

June 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just days after business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., announced it was gobbling up rival JD Edwards & Co., software giant Oracle Corp. unveiled...

June 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four out of 10 Americans would jump into a Consumer Directed Health (CDH) plan to give them more control over their health-care spending,...

June 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies are declaring a mulligan on executive golf and club memberships.

June 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A settlement has been reached in a federal gender-bias suit between a Nashville nightclub and two men who claim they were not hired...

June 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northwest Airlines flight attendants have taken their employer to court, accusing the air carrier of backing away from a deal to buy back...

June 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The uncertain economic environment has claimed another casualty - small business retirement plans.

June 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The costs of complying with new federal medical information privacy laws won't be as high as originally anticipated, a new study says.

June 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About 1,700 Associated Press editorial employees are set to vote on a new proposed three-year labor agreement- including a beefed up 401(k) contribution-...

June 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees injuring themselves while at home and "off-the-clock" are creating a $38-billion a year financial burden for US employers.