Benefits

January 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Calling referendums ``one of the most precious rights of our democratic process," California's 1st District Court of Appeals said the state's residents should...

January 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alcoa Inc has unveiled a new executive compensation strategy for its top 58 executives more closely linking rewards to Alcoa's return on capital.

January 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee benefits cost 42.3% of payroll in 2002, an increase from 2001's 39%.

January 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cheering for the New England Patriots or Carolina Panthers to victory at the February 1 Super Bowl is one thing around the TV...

January 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack wants to put his state on the roster of state and local governments trying to institute a Canadian prescription...

January 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of law firms participating in a recent survey offered medical benefits to domestic partners of their employees while two-thirds of that...

January 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The human resources function in the US is really coming into its own with a whole raft of strategic responsibilities, an industry survey...

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - European executives are not only closing the pay gap on their US counterparts, but, in many cases getting an even fatter paycheck, according...

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers in Ohio are contemplating a measure that would prevent Ohio from recognizing same-sex marriages and keep some state employees from getting benefits...

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal workers who have repeatedly gone to the financial well for a loan from their 401(k) plan will now find the exercise a...

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary budget increase rates in 2004 will remain unchanged from 2003's 3.5%.

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Using profanity to describe a previous boss and eating a sandwich during the interview were among the best examples of what not to...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most global executives just want to have fun.

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPSONSOR.com) - Canadian plan sponsors are worried that their efforts to educate their defined contribution (DC) plan participants are not going far enough, and that...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With workplace security concerns very much on employers' minds these days, the number of companies conducting candidate background checks has skyrocketed in the...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPSONSOR.com) - Two-thirds (66%) of defined contribution plan sponsors are knowledgeable about the current mutual fund scandal and 59% are extremely or very concerned about...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says Americans looking to save money on prescription medications should look no further than generic versions...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Government workers joining the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) after June 30, 2004 will be able to choose a defined contribution (DC) plan as...

January 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock option expensing will only hurt nonmanagement employee grants, as executive stock option awards are likely to remain untouched.

January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past two years, more than half of the 600 companies polled by Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions (HR&IS) have increased...