Benefits

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private employers spent a total of $334.5 billion on health services and supplies in 2000, and nearly three-quarters of that total was for...

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising costs and reduced availability have continued to erode health maintenance organization (HMO) enrollment in the Lone Star State.

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-eight percent of employers are concerned that modest pay increases may be contributing to lowered employee morale, according to a survey by Deloitte...

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're buried under an ever-growing swarm of emails - you're one of the few, according to a new survey.

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Airlines' filing for Chapter 11 also includes plans to cut corporate officers' pay by an average 11% and that of salaried and...

December 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average 2003 salary hike is higher than 2002, but not by much, according to a new survey.

December 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) While many Americans fret about how to pay for long-term care when they grow old, few have taken steps to deal with that problem,...

December 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British blue chip user group The Infrastructure Forum (Tif) warns that those "out of office" emails may tip thieves off to your vacation...

December 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Catholic Charities Maine is taking the city of Portland to court over a requirement to offer domestic partner benefits to its employees.

December 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency is echoing calls it made after 9/11 reminding employers not to discriminate against foreign workers.

December 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most retirees are expected to keep their employer-provided health coverage over the next 36 months, many retirees will have to pay more...

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news about third-quarter productivity turns out to be even better than government economists first thought.

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are already working on their priorities for 2003 - a list that is heavy on helping participants, avoiding lawsuits and managing...

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 75% of workers are happy with their jobs, according to a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)/USATODAY.com survey.

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of union workers at Dave Steel Co. have left the picket lines - and accepted a contract deal that includes replacing...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-six percent of workers believe temporary work provides the best insight into qualification for a job, according to a survey conducted by administrative...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing Co.'s Washington state engineers and technical workers have given an enthusiastic thumbs up to a new contract featuring salary increases and pension...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers who have suffered through often-slashed personnel budgets because of the ailing economy may be facing another problem when things finally turn...

December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ninety-seven percent of pet owners say their pet makes them smile at least once a day, leading owners to say their pets are...

December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Older workers are sticking around - but for the money, not the job - and they don't seem to be getting much employer...