Benefits

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary budgets are averaging 3.5% in 2003, significantly lower than the 4.1% projected earlier and at a 30-year low for the WorldatWork Salary...

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past president of Continental Airlines and the current president of North American Airlines have been accused of sexual harassment by the former...

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you are looking for the edge over your competition, a new study says strong performance management systems could be the answer.

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of time managers and executives needed to find a new job hit a new high during the first quarter of 2003...

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers and others now have a new worry about providing health-care coverage to Americans: namely, that pending Medicare reform may prompt employers to...

June 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managers worried about bearing the bad news to employees about layoffs, pay cuts or other unhappy events should know - you are better...

June 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 13% to 16% projected rise in the cost of health benefit in 2004 is leading more and more plan sponsors to consider...

June 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor John Baldacci has inked what he described as a "bold and comprehensive" bill to give thousands of Maine residents who lack...

June 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Refusing to wear makeup is the reason a female bartender says she was dismissed from a Reno, Nevada casino - and now she...

June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite early indications that the bears may go into hibernation and the market might turn around, United States employers remain cautious in their...

June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost all measures of participant activity in 401(k) plans were down in 2002, as a weak economy and market volatility continue to pose...

June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A draft contract with the HMO networks that provide health insurance coverage to the 1.2 million members of the California Public Employees' Retirement...

June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Upscale clothier Abercrombie & Fitch has been slapped with a lawsuit that alleges the firm uses a disproportionately white sales force, buries minorities...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies relocating employees to Tokyo are going to have to pay a pretty penny, after the Japanese capital replaced Hong Kong as the...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If Minnesota companies want a weapon-free workplace, they are going to have to adopt a policy specifically banning their presence following the passing...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPSONSOR.com) - It may be "The Right One Baby Uh-huh," "The Choice of a New Generation" or what one drinks to "Think Young," but what...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Maine may prove to be a national testing ground for a universal health plan with a bill passed out of...

June 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Keyboardists, rejoice. That tingling feeling may just be excitement.

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...