Benefits

May 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The US Department of Labor (DoL) has proposed new rules to clarify the requirements for notices under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)...

May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A traffic controller in Sydney, Australia has sued his former employer for unfair dismissal after he was notified by a company director via...

May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR personnel handling payroll should be among the first to see effects of a $350-billion tax cut plan expected to pass Congress and...

May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Independent insurance agents are being forced to look long and hard at their staff raises this year in the face of health-care increases.

May 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Coca-Cola Co. is allegedly engaged in deceptive marketing, deceptive accounting practices, and peddling tainted products, according to a former employee's recently filed lawsuit.

May 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of the largest 245 newspapers in the country now offer a Web only, help wanted advertising option for employers placing recruitment...

May 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With Americans living longer while coping with concerns about their dwindling retirement savings, the number of people at least 65 years old who...

May 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by a New Jersey organizational consultant found that male corporate leaders were more interested in power and control than their...

May 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ComPsych Corporation, a Chicago-based employee-counseling company, has seen first hand the many and varied stresses on today's workers.

May 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not surprisingly, the SARS epidemic remains a deep concern for 20% of companies affected globally and seven out of 10 in Asia, according...

May 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman plans to join the growing rolls of employers offering domestic partner benefits next year.

May 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee and employers alike are being offered a new product to combat lost productivity due to mental health issues.

May 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of US employers offering health insurance benefits to same-sex domestic partners rose by 16% last year.

May 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As has been the case in other states, the state of Montana has gotten a tepid reaction at best from public employees to...

May 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite rumors to the contrary, Multnomah County Oregon is NOT planning to go where no man has ever gone before.

May 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) approved a new health insurance plan aimed at cutting costs, improving treatment and adding patient choice.

May 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The union representing pilots at Delta Air Lines is balking at a wage-reduction proposal that is part of an overall cost-cutting campaign.

May 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the balances of company-sponsored retirement savings plans continue to decline, it should come as little wonder that pension security has replaced work...

May 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees hired by a Batesville, Indiana company after July 1 will find access to the firm's defined benefit pension plan blocked, but will...

May 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The worldwide market for recruiting and staffing services in 2002 was down 6.3% to $58.9 billion in the face of a weak economic...