Benefits

March 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers have a healthy respect for their health benefits, with 45% saying they would prefer better benefits to a raise, and nearly...

March 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - All Dot Coms are not created equal according to a new study of organizational behavior and employee retention strategies.

March 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research finds that the average job tenure for women is increasing - at the same time the average male tenure is decreasing,...

March 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds cost as the main impediment for two-thirds of small employers that don't offer health coverage, while over half (51%)...

March 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While women are saving at the same rate as men, their average 401(k) account balance was only about half of their male counterparts,...

March 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly three-fourths of human resource professionals still rank controlling health care costs as their number one priority, but interest in expanding employee self-service...

March 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - "Actively disengaged" workers are costing American employers roughly $300 billion a year, according to a new study.

March 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new patients' bill of rights bill would allow employers to designate a third party as the entity responsible for making medical decisions,...

March 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America now spends over a trillion dollars on health care, with prescription drugs making up nearly 10% of the total.

March 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers may be underestimating the total costs of employee health conditions by as much as 80%, according to a new study.

March 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most large employers plan to maintain a central role in providing healthcare to their employees despite rising costs, but they may do so...

March 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Medical technology could account for up to a third of the projected increases in US health care spending over the next five years,...

March 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers laid off three times as many workers in February as a year ago, but 28% less than January's record level, according to...

March 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent college graduates are paying more attention to benefits in their first job. Fortunately for employers, they seem to be interested in the...

March 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 10 most common types of workplace injuries cost employers nearly $39 billion in direct costs, but the total economic burden is estimated...

February 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in eight months, the pace of dotcom layoffs showed signs of slowing in February - but e-commerce businesses suffered...

February 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most (73%) of American workers feel secure in their current jobs, and more than half (56%) feel very secure, a like number...

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush administration has decided to delay new patient privacy regulations put in place in late December by then-President Clinton.

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 28% of US employers are planning to expand hiring in the second quarter, the weakest Q2 outlook since 1996, according to Manpower.

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Conoco is offering its employees a choice of a free PC or one of five high-tech learning tool kits, as well as a...