Benefits

October 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixteen current and former employees at an Illinois microwave popcorn plant have filed a workers' compensation claim against their employer Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.

October 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of US job cuts announced in September was the highest so far this year, according to research from Challenger Gray and...

October 4, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the military gears up for the war on terrorism, thousands of employers must grapple with the issues of compensation and benefits for employees...

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers offering health-care benefits to their employees' unmarried domestic partners increased by 20% in the last year and 50% in...

October 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the downturn in the economy, and the highest unemployment rate in almost four years, the average number of open IT service and...

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey sheds light on the challenges employers face when their employees are located across the country.

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today about 4,100 workers at Nissan Motor Co.'s Smyrna, Tennessee auto plant will decide whether to let the United Auto Workers (UAW) represent them.

October 3, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The uncertain economic landscape has made investment performance the number one pension issue, according to this year's Morneau Sobeco Compensation Trends and Projections survey.

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The best employers in Asia have engaged and committed employees; contribute to the region's competitiveness and growth; and create a culture that meets...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minnesota's two largest public employee unions went on strike yesterday in a dispute over wages and health benefits.

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Ford Motor Co. over its failure to discipline a white employee who made a threatening comment...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enrollment in U.S. health maintenance organizations (HMOs) increased 0.3% over the past six months, turning around from the 0.9% decrease experienced between July...

October 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) have approved a modified labor agreement with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel that will maintain health benefits for current and...

September 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans not covered by health insurance fell last year for the second year in a row In 2000, according to...

September 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress's approval of a $15 billion federal aid package for the airline industry means American Airlines can now pay severance to the 20,000...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Employer-based insurance premiums increased by 11%, the fifth annual increase in a row and the largest since 1993, according to a new report. However,...

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US economy was battered by another 1,500 mass layoffs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of human resource pros expect companies to increase security in the wake of the terrorist attacks, and 37% expect business...

September 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Only about 8% of all defined contribution plan participants will benefit from expanded and enhanced contribution limits. And just 11% of eligible DC...

September 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the recruitment process, organizations are more likely to ask candidates to describe specific examples of their skills, as opposed to actually testing...