Benefits

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rate of last-minute no shows in US workplaces has dropped to an all-time low while the average annual per-employee cost fell 22.3%,...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new consumer-driven pharmacy benefit program has arisen out of a partnership between Definity Health, Medco Health Solutions and Evolution Benefits.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In times of corporate downsizing, loyalty to one company apparently does not pay off.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR and payroll clients of Kronos Incorporated, an HR technology systems provider, will now also have access to a variety of consulting services...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly seven out of 10 (67%) employees are not impressed with the progress of their health-care benefits, ranking them somewhat or much worse...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top five workplace disability claims, estimated to cost employers more than $500 billion, include lower back problems, depression, coronary heart disease, arthritis,...

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managing drug spending increased pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) performance ratings, according to research from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) an industry group.

October 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two unions have gone to court in an effort to force the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to set tougher clean...

October 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies who run their own payroll and HRIS systems may not be doing themselves any favors, a new provider-sponsored study indicates.

October 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though many still think of union workers as blue-collar assembly line types, that is less and less true these days.

October 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Web-based job search board Monster is launching its newest product aimed at getting job seekers in front of a host of new contacts.

October 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executive compensation consultants The Todd Organization and Longnecker & Associates have announced the completion of a merger deal.

October 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers who think they have seen it all, probably haven't, based on a series of employment related excerpts from various resumes.

October 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of former professional baseball players has filed a lawsuit against America's pastime alleging that racism, battery, negligence and conspiracy contributed to...

October 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - "The time for talk is over,'' Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty said in announcing a plan to help Minnesotans import US-manufactured drugs from Canadian...

October 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Want a nice beefy raise? Try elevator shoes.

October 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Social security recipients can expect a 2% cost-of-living raise starting in January.

October 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - That off-hours job might not be a pain in the neck, but could be one in the stomach, heart, lungs and marriage.

October 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With health-care cost inflation running at 14.3% annually, nearly half of the respondents in a recent poll said they're changing their health plan...

October 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is calling on the state's citizens to persuade the US Food and Drug Administration to reverse course on its...