Benefits

January 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employment lawyers are up in arms about a decision by a Michigan company not to hire smokers, charging that the policy is blatantly...

January 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers offering domestic partner benefits is on the rise, but so are health care deductibles, according to the annual BLR...

January 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over half of global executives think that the inability to attract and retain the best talent and low worker morale are in their...

January 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over half of global executives think that the inability to attract and retain the best talent and low worker morale are in their...

January 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an unusual move, SBC Communications Inc. is reportedly phasing out its cash balance and another hybrid pension plan covering management employees in...

January 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an unusual move, SBC Communications Inc. is reportedly phasing out its cash balance and another hybrid pension plan covering management employees in...

January 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The negative affects of offshoring and outsourcing may be exaggerated, according to a Challenger, Gray & Christmas study that ranked these reasons as...

January 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An unusual lawsuit alleging discrimination of white males by a US-based foreign-owned company has been filed in US District Court in Manhattan.

January 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - K plan participants using managed account and advice offerings from Schwab Corporate Services more than doubled their average savings rate to 9.57% of...

January 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milwaukee County officials are close to filing a lawsuit over allegations that lawyers and actuaries didn't properly warn lawmakers about the massive costs...

January 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milwaukee County officials are close to filing a lawsuit over allegations that lawyers and actuaries didn't properly warn lawmakers about the massive costs...

January 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Holders of consumer-directed health plans such as health savings accounts (HSAs) can generally not use such accounts to pay for prescription drugs imported...

January 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Toyota Motor Corp. is requiring employees to get many medications through on-site pharmacies and mail-orders, a move that has caused CVS to opt...

January 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government, citing a computer software error, has admitted that it overestimated the number of Americans dying from obesity.

January 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another example of a growing realization of the financial challenges ahead, nearly half (45%) of US workers do not believe they...

January 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another example of a growing realization of the financial challenges ahead, nearly half (45%) of US workers do not believe they...

January 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most Americans, who save more for retirement than those in any other country, admit they will have to work longer than they wanted...

January 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New proposals to help deal with Minnesota state pension funds' shortfalls would mandate that about 2,000 cities and counties make higher pension payments...

January 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An independent actuarial firm hired by South Carolina to assess the governor's plan to curb mounting debt due to the state's defined benefit...

January 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas has announced that fourth quarter executive and managers hiring was at its fastest pace in more than...