Benefits

June 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care spending per person in the United States rose to 13.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a spike that only widened...

June 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has charged in a federal court lawsuit that a Tennessee elevator factory owned by a German company discriminated against...

June 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Opponents of a new overtime bill backed by the Bush Administration say that eight million workers could forfeit their right to overtime under...

June 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former employee for a maternity clothier claims she was humiliated, belittled, demeaned and ultimately terminated for being pregnant.

June 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Kraft Food Inc. have reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving allegations that a...

June 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a suit against Boeing Co., claiming gender-based harassment and retaliation against a female...

June 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) companies view their human resource (HR) organizations as strategic partners that add significant value...

June 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large US companies may well lead the nation's job recovery, even though small businesses have traditionally been first to pull out of a...

June 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in health care plans with mental health coverage from CIGNA Behavioral Health will no longer have to get prior approval to see...

June 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers compensation costs in Texas, California, Massachusetts and Illinois continued to climb at double-digit rates during recent years and spurred increases in overall...

June 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Blood pressure reading going through the roof? New research suggests an unfair boss may be the culprit.

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most people polled do not expect to receive health insurance coverage from a former employer if they retire before age 65.

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six out of 10 human resources officials polled at a national industry conference don't expect their employer to announce job cuts throughout the...

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under severe cost pressure because of the lagging economy, companies are focusing more closely than ever on compensation and benefit costs - and...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Every day the Boomers get closer to retirement, and a growing number of human resource professionals are beginning to focus on the coming...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit costs are up, and most employers are cutting back on most, but not all, benefit programs.

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has released the Human Resource Competency Toolkit identifying five key competencies HR professionals need in order...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of people showing positive for amphetamines in a workplace drug test skyrocketed by 70% over the last five years, according to...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) rates continue to be above the double-digit mark for 2004 (17.7%), however encouraging signs show that health care rate...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary increase budgets are averaging 3.5% for 2003, the first time in 10 years these budgets have declined significantly below the 4% mark.