Benefits

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey shows that fund sponsors rank management fees as only in the middle of a priority list when conducting due diligence...

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Honeywell International Inc. has hammered out a $14-million agreement to settle a fiduciary breach lawsuit filed by participants in its retirement plan.

November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Abbott Laboratories and a spinoff, Hospira, Inc., have been sued by employees claiming that the company unlawfully interfered with their rights to receive...

November 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America (BOA) employees are suing the giant banking company over its cash-balance pension plan in a sign that the plans continue...

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that is expected to set new standards for on-the-job lawsuits regarding age discrimination.

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that top executives were responsible for what their subordinates were or were not doing in a case of...

November 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in a poll of Northeast companies overwhelmingly listed the rising cost of providing employee health-care coverage as the most pressing benefits issue...

November 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US employers have raised the bar on qualifying for non-executive variable pay plans in the last year or plan to do so in...

November 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When California voters go to the polls Tuesday, choosing a President won't be the only choice on their minds.

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Accounting and finance professionals will find fatter paychecks on the whole in 2005, but not much fatter than this year, according to a...

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Circuit City Stores Inc. is freezing its defined benefits pension plan, instead opting to increase funding for the company's 401(k) defined contribution plan.

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Older Canadian workers are more likely to report workplace stress issues than their younger counterparts, bucking conventional wisdom and showing trends that may...

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although the cost of employee benefits and compensation expenses continued to rise, the rate of increase eased off slightly during the third quarter.

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a wary eye cast toward health-care cost increases continuing their double-digit journey skyward, an alarming number of Americans are ready to cut...

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors continue to be concerned about running out of money in retirement so they are trying to save more than in years past,...

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits and health care are important in both choosing a President and choosing a job, a new survey by MetLife asserts.

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington state residents can now order cheaper Canadian prescription drugs over the Internet as part of a three-state online partnership.

October 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On the whole, IT professionals shouldn't look for much more in their paychecks next year, according to a new study

October 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy-five percent of working Americans would prefer$6,200 in employer-provided health insurance rather than an equivalent amount in pay, according to an Employee Benefits...

October 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Top corporate accounting executives saw the largest hike in median total cash compensation among the 25 most common finance, accounting, and legal jobs...