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March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Montana's biggest health insurer announced that it intends to offer coverage to domestic partners of employees of small businesses, extending what is already...

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former stock trader at the US unit of asset management firm Schroders claims she was unfairly denied promotions and pay based on...

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its continued effort to reduce health care costs, Ford Motor Company has announced it will charge for health insurance and dental coverage...

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that echoes regulatory developments in the US, UK pension officials are seeking approval from Parliament for new rules on how...

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin granted summary judgment in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company agreeing with its...

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As major pension legislation looms, Plan Advisory Services is readying a new consulting support service for providers.

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The network administrator at your office may be especially jolly on Friday as will your post office delivery person.

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has rebuffed efforts by two financial services companies seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by trustees of five...

March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) is looking into actions by Northwest Airlines leading to the collapse of its pension funds.

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even if employers engage in a dialogue with an employee over potential Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, they may still be liable...

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Privacy and Security survey conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit...

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $26.46 per hour worked in December 2005, the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A third of US companies participating in the regular Manpower hiring survey indicated that they plan to add staff in the second quarter...

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of American workers say their employer takes their annual performance reviews seriously, a new poll found.

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has agreed with an Ohio company that it had the right to modify its work rules to totally ban...

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled that an alleged act of retaliation by an employer need not...

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have filed a federal court lawsuit against the fiduciaries of a Jefferson, Georgia firm over allegations they extended improper loan payments...

March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has added group voluntary disability insurance to its suite of voluntary worksite products.

March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national restaurant chain has agreed to a $2 million out of court settlement of charges that employees at three restaurants were sexually...

March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK's Amicus Union has warned department store Harrods that it could be hit with a "damaging" strike over not properly consulting with workers...