Benefits

May 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the September 11 attacks may have left the travel industry reeling, there were few permanent changes in business travel policies because of...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of the benefits/HR managers surveyed say they have experienced 'great increases' in health care expenses over the past 12 months, according to...

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US companies haven't, for the most part, slashed their 401(k) plans and other benefit packages, as part of cost-cutting moves.

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A newly proposed rule by the Internal Revenue Service to impose payroll taxes on employee stock purchase plans has industry insiders up in...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest controversy over the level of executive bonuses got ratcheted up a notch as a union group unveiled a Web site as...

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Work is hazardous to your health - more so than war, drugs and alcohol, a United Nations report finds.

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shift to so-called hybrid pension plans by larger employers appears to be slowing - and perhaps responding to different motivations, according to...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of large US employers are rethinking their use of stock in compensation programs, according to a new survey.

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 83% of the multi-employer defined benefit plans polled in a recent study were fully funded in 2001 - up from 79% the...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is demanding proof from its health insurers that they're doing everything they can to keep people...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A typical hiring manager's nightmare job candidate would be dressed in "non-traditional attire", sport pointed purple hair, and have nose rings and lip...

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milwaukee area voters tapped a Republican state lawmaker as Milwaukee County chief executive to replace the prior county head who resigned as part...

April 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Professional pride is more important than a fatter paycheck, respondents to a recent survey said.

April 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Finding workers who will be loyal to their employer is a big deal to New York area hiring managers.

April 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Voters in the Milwaukee area were going to the polls Tuesday to select a new Milwaukee County executive to replace the former chief...

April 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Out of the mouths of babes often comes interesting observations.

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The interest in long-term care for older Americans exploded during the 1990s and is expected to continue being red hot over the next...

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources is the second most outsourced area at companies included in a recent Hewitt Associates survey, with defined benefit and defined contribution...

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees were more likely to die from an on-the-job injury or illness than private-sector workers in super risky industries such as industrial...

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though the economy is still struggling, not that many respondents to a survey have made plans for a rainy day.