Benefits

April 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of both HR professionals and employees felt that the job market would remain about the same over the next six months...

April 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers still think most about their workforce despite the faltering economy - particularly about whether employees have the requisite skills to help the...

March 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) has cautioned Bethlehem Steel Corp's retirees that a health plan currently being touted to the steelworkers as...

March 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut), a presidential hopeful, on Monday vowed to reintroduce a Senate bill granting the same benefits to domestic partners of...

March 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it comes to outsourcing, actuarial services were most likely to be performed by a third-party provider, according to a recent study by...

March 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aiming to maintain an upswing in the underwriting cycle, publicly traded managed care companies expect that average premiums will rise by 12% to...

March 28, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oregon state lawmakers will be forced out of the state pension system and into a new 401(k) plan under a bill that unanimously...

March 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are slowly warming to the benefits of total retirement outsourcing - but they don't appear to be relying on consultants to...

March 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As many as 1.3 million low-income workers would be eligible for overtime pay for the first time in an overhaul of labor regulations...

March 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Increasing numbers of employees are using flexible spending accounts (FSAs), switching to Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) and enrolling in benefit options via the...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of workers worldwide said it would be hard for laid-off employees in their country to find comparable work.

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of New York has settled 85% of death and injury benefit claims filed by families or victims of the terrorist attacks...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employees is projected to increase 1% in the next 12 months, as chief financial officers (CFO) express optimism that corporate...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors that have opted to pursue total retirement outsourcing (TRO) are reaping benefits, but not necessarily the ones they expected, according to...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With roughly half of the current United States military composed of reservists, 175,000 of which have been called up in recent weeks, the...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over half of the most popular employee benefits are now having the tab picked up by both the employee and the employer.

March 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Looking to control costs in 2004 and beyond, the Health Benefits Committee of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is considering revamping...

March 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal government employee and retiree benefits will not be cut in 2004, thanks to an alternate budget proposal from two Virginia Republicans.

March 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - White, college-educated men had paychecks in 2001 worth about $65,000 - more than anyone else.

March 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workaholic managers appear to be getting both love and money from the effort, according to new research.