Benefits

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...

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors that allow 401(k) plan participants to access their plans through office Internet access are seeing an increase in trading among those...

February 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System Board of Administration has voted unanimously to reject all 10 health maintenance organization (HMO) price bids submitted...

February 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One in six US workers is so overworked, they aren't able to use all their vacation time, according to a new study.

February 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a sharp increase in public hostility toward the health insurance and managed care industries, most Americans seem to be relatively happy with...

February 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of white-collar workers have accused Ford of discriminating against older workers with a forced distribution performance rating system.

February 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US West is facing criticism from its retirees group over "golden parachutes" and using pension assets to enhance net operating income.

February 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half (46%) of employers say they would likely quit providing health care coverage if legislation exposes plan sponsors to expanded liability, according...

February 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Time-off and disability programs cost employers 14.3% of payroll, on average. And that's just the direct costs, according to a new survey.