Benefits

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Fatigue can be dangerous - at least that's what the findings of Circadian Technology's most recent Shiftwork Practices survey suggest.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small businesses with at least 10 employees, that enjoy low personnel turnover, are more likely to offer health-care coverage.

April 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In March, layoff announcements at US firms fell to the lowest level in 10 months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half the information supplied on employment applications differs from that supplied by past employers, a study from ADP Screening and Selection Services...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smoking in Floridian workplaces would be illegal under a proposed constitutional amendment approved unanimously by the state Supreme Court last week.

March 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American worker has been through a lot in the past two years - but their benefits priorities remain remarkably consistent, according to...

March 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A second UK bank will back-date pension benefits for its part-time workers.

March 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hit in recent months with a handful of employee discrimination claims, Ford Motor Co. has settled one of the diversity lawsuits that charged...

March 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HSBC, one of Britain's largest banks, will grant back-dated pension benefits to part-time employees for stints at the bank in the last 26...

March 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health-care costs were up by about 30% in 2001 compared to seven years ago.

March 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Lucent Technologies workers have filed suit against their employer - and their union - accusing both of misleading them into accepting early...

March 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of Americans say that getting health care they want is getting harder - mostly because of cost, according to a...

March 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The federal department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a number of changes to its health privacy regulations.

March 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many companies that sunk large sums into human resources technology haven't yet seen the move pay off because of inefficiencies in their ongoing...

March 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minority workers have filed a $7.4 billion lawsuit against General Motors Corp. (GM), alleging they were racially and sexually harassed at two Michigan...

March 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the 42 states with external review programs in place for the resolution of health plan disputes, decisions are made in favor of...

March 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The profile of the US worker is changing as the likelihood of being employed by larger companies increases, data from the US Small...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has won a court injunction banning union organizers from its 3,200 US stores according to an Associated Press report.

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though they know that early withdrawal of their retirement savings triggers both taxes and possible penalties, a third of workers would still...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A corporate incentive program can be just what the doctor ordered to boost employee performance and attitude, and make it easier to hire...