Benefits

May 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Layoffs are necessary to revitalize troubled companies, according to 73% of respondents in a poll taken by the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).

May 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Office workers who are depressed are twice as likely to call in sick and miss work compared with their happier colleagues, according to...

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This year's crop of college graduates is more interested in a stable work environment than quick riches, according to a new survey.

May 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job cuts by US companies are leaping to their highest levels since the survey began in 1993, according to a survey released by...

May 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Industrial parts maker TRW agreed to pay $48.5 million to settle a lawsuit regarding pension calculations.

April 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees could be getting an extra check in July, courtesy of a government computer glitch.

April 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of small and mid-size company employees are staying put with their 401(k) investments, despite their anxiety about the stock market's...

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dot.coms have already cut a record 17,554 jobs in April, up more than 80% from a month ago.

April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health insurance was found to be the highest employee benefit cost in 1999, averaging $2,777 per employee.

April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has launched an outreach campaign targeting public employees throughout the state, designating May as Retirement Planning...

April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study of 200 patients with suspected Carpal Tunnel Syndrome shows that the disorder tends to run in families.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Interrelated data on wage levels and benefit plan details will now be available from a single source, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS)...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An American Airlines flight attendant has filed a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claiming her employee health plan is discriminatory...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees could forfeit some of the prescription drug coverage they get from retirement or state plans if Medicare added a drug benefit, according...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average length of a hospital stay in the US declined from more than 7 days in 1980 to 5 days in 1999,...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, formerly Secretary's Day, careers web site Monster.com asked respondents what they thought of the job title "secretary".

April 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The same factors that encourage small business owners to become entrepreneurs also tend to discourage participation in retirement plans - and might tend...

April 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America and the American Council of Life Insurers has found that 40% of workers have...

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are finding a greater array of worklife benefit options, thanks to the still-tight labor market, according to a survey of 1,020 US...

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of technology workers over the age of 45 say age discrimination is a significant problem in their field, according to a recent...