Tag: Healthcare

April 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of employee benefits in 2004 reached 40.2% of payroll expenses, reflecting a trend...

April 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.6% in the December to March period -...

April 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US companies cannot continue providing pensions that adequately cover their employees' retirement years but reducing...

April 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies that focus solely on providing financial incentives to encourage plan participants to be more...

April 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An effort to quell the onslaught of recent criticism over its health care offerings, Wal-Mart,...

April 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six companies have so far signed on to a US-led initiative to urge corporate executives...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 15 business groups have stepped into the middle of the longstanding legal battle...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study by Northern Trust found that 90% of high net worth households are concerned...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have released guidance on the parameters of the standard Medicare Part D drug...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. will spend $3 billion to create a fund to help pay health...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Colorado lawmaker is pushing a bill that would permit grandparents to list their grandchildren...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new government survey found widespread and long-running issues of being without health insurance coverage...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Replacing a bad hire can cost as much as five times the employee's annual salary...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Steelworkers of America (USW) has sued Alcoa, Inc., over the aluminum giant's planned...

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The compliance deadline for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is...

April 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of executives participating in a recent survey who report that the health status...

April 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study from The Segal Company found that most multiemployer health funds that provided prescription...

April 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US business owners are adapting to higher energy prices and interest rates, but rising health...

April 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US and European best practice companies estimate they are overspending by 10% and underperforming by...

March 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees of Caterpillar Inc. have filed suit against the company to enforce promised health care...