Benefits

February 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Severance package lengths have declined 52% in the last three years to an average of 10.5 weeks for discharged managers and executives.

February 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salaries for benefits managers continue to lag behind those of their compensation colleagues.

February 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A consumer-driven health (CDH) plan can lead in a reduction in the use of health care services by 11%.

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six in 10 multiemployer benefit funds provide retiree health-care benefits in the face of skyrocketing costs and the added pressure of having large...

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - These days, pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) may be as much a part of the problem of spiraling health costs as they are a...

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of more than 70 lawmakers has sponsored a bill to help provide health insurance to more Americans.

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of outplaced workers and managers suggests that time and experience may be leading to a shift in perk priorities for...

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the latest example in a continuing trend, insurer Aetna Inc. is phasing out its medical and dental coverage for employees who retire...

February 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer workers and job seekers are agreeing to a geographic relocation, according to a survey.

February 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of plans with between $25 million and $250 million in assets are bundling their defined benefit offerings and offering participants...

February 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ever escalating healthcare spending is forecast to outpace national economic growth between 2002 and 2012.

February 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About half the respondents to a new survey reported at least one healthcare plan problem in the past year, but just 13% complained...

February 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Outlook Index declined six points to 60 in January, as employees expressed increasing concerns about the prospects for their company in...

February 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many corporate benefits officials could have to grapple with skyrocketing health-care coverage costs that will represent a whopping 25% of wages in less...

February 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's biggest trucking companies have agreed to boost their contributions to Teamster health and pension funds and preserve the union's comprehensive health...

February 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not at all surprisingly, most benefits specialists list controlling health and welfare costs as their top 2003 priority.

February 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A few days after reaching an agreement to sell most of its assets to International Steel Group (ISG), Bethlehem Steel Corporation now wants...

February 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The only way workers at the Gap or Abercrombie & Fitch can talk the talk and walk the walk is if they're wearing...

February 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ailing Air Carrier Delta has turned to pay cuts in its latest attempt to reduce costs during the protracted travel slump.

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee benefit costs made up over a third of company payroll expenses in 2001.