Benefits

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A set of lawsuits, accusing HMOs of fraudulently using financial incentives to limit medical care, was partially dismissed by a federal judge in...

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The majority of respondents to a recent poll favor the creation of federal legislation prohibiting job discrimination against homosexuals. Forty-two percent of survey participants...

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Companies that have downsized in the last 18 months will probably do so again, findings of a survey reveal.

June 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - European Union ministers have reached agreement on new rules that will force businesses across the 15-nation bloc to supply more information to their...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most women in the workplace believe that online communication beats the face-to-face variety in that ideas are more likely to be heard and...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Maine law will require health insurers and HMOs in the state to offer coverage to domestic partners under the same terms/conditions...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Heavy computer use, even up to seven hours per day, does not increase the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a...

June 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How good are companies at acknowledging top performers? A recent survey says not good enough.

June 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers spent $5.3 trillion on total compensation in 1999, with wages and salaries accounting for 84% and benefits making up the remainder, according...

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new section of HealthPartner's Web site provides members with an easy way to review their current medical and dental benefits and well...

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the screaming headlines, last year the high-tech industry added a net 234,761 jobs - a 4.6% increase from a year earlier.

June 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 60% of CEOs don't use outside help in their personal financial planning efforts, which they aim most often at funding their retirement,...

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers in other countries have as much as three times more vacation than workers in the US, according to Hewitt Associates.

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of baby boomers over the age of 45 don't have much confidence in their retirement plan, according to a national survey.

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many retirees don't take advantage of state and federal benefits programs because the either aren't aware of them, or don't know how to...

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Layoffs fell 52% last month from April's record high, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The results of a new survey show that while the sexes agree that the role of women in the business today has grown,...

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A job in accounting comes with more headaches in the work week than any other profession, according to a survey.

June 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversity initiatives have a direct impact on profitability and help organizations maintain their competitive advantage, according to a survey.

June 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Workers in the Chicago area most prize health insurance (84.9%) and retirement plan benefits (73.6%) ? but after that things get murky, according...