Benefits

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spending on health care soared to $1.4 trillion dollars in 2001, according to a Reuters report.

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As many as 31,000 Lucent Technology retirees will see their death benefits eliminated, as the struggling telecommunication company continues to cut costs, according...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enrollment in Florida HMOs continued their wane in the first half of 2002, declining 6.6%, after seeing a decrease of 2.2% in 2001,...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of large employers that offer a consumer-directed health care (CDH) plan should quadruple in 2003, a survey found.

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to spur its members' use of generic drugs, one of the nation's largest health insurers is cutting generic drug prices...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine out of 10 respondents to a survey said corporate managers are more likely to communicate via e-mail than in a one-on-one meeting....

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online auction house eBay will begin offering health care coverage to people who make a living selling goods on the bidding Web site,...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to rising health care costs, 14,000 members of General Electric's (GE) International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications...

January 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The best company to work for also appears to be the one that doesn't lay workers off, according to an annual ranking by...

January 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 30% of full-time US wage and salary workers work a flexible schedule - up a bit in the last five years, the...

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rite Aid has agreed to a $10.7-million settlement over charges that the firm's 401(k) plan allowed purchases of the drugstore chain's stock when...

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computer users continue to be taken in by devilish alerts to non-existent viruses, an anti-virus firm reported.

January 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) departures in 2002 totaled 749, down 19% from the 929 last yea, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &...

December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees who are satisfied with their benefits program are approximately three times more likely to be satisfied with their jobs and feel loyalty...

December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bankrupt Wire Rope Corporation of America, a maker of steel cables, has been cleared to eliminate its employee pension plans.

December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eight Roman Catholic bishops in New York have filed a lawsuit, asking that a new law requiring insurers to cover birth control and...

December 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Senate Bill 1818 will take effect January 1, 2003 to protect illegal immigrants from abuse at the workplace, according to a San...

December 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As many as 800,000 unemployed American will see their federal unemployment benefits come to an end on December 28, according to an Associated...

December 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Express Scripts has released its fourth annual year-end report on events and trends influencing prescription drug costs and utilization,...

December 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford Motor Co. employee has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit from a female employee for an undisclosed amount.