Benefits

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority (64.4%) of human resource professionals expect to increase their use of HR technology in the next 18 months, even though more...

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small businesses, loaded down with increasing health-care costs, are strongly leaning towards shifting new or additional costs to their employees.

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - College savings is on the minds of America's parents, but the vehicle of choice is far from the 529 college savings plan.

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are increasingly trying to get some help from employees in holding down soaring health-care costs - and a new survey suggests that...

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of American businesses have done little to prepare the younger generations for senior leadership positions.

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The image of the lazy American found in some parts of the world aside, many US workers feel so overworked, they would be...

October 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Gray Davis signed into law legislation requiring a large portion of the state's employers to provide health care coverage to their...

October 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's high court has refused to disturb a state-court ruling allowing a fired Cigna Insurance Co. lawyer to sue the company even...

October 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority (65%) of small market 401(k) plan sponsors are satisfied with the overall performance of the companies managing their plans.

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the amounts may be smaller than they like, the overwhelming majority of employees say, when it comes to getting paid, their...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health-care costs are on the rise and in the season of open enrollment, few American workers are passing the benefit knowledge test with...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small-business employees in different states could have substantially different benefits, premiums, and protections available to them, a new government report found.

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of California's state businesses support the recently passed bill requiring employers either provide health care for workers or pay a fee...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies may be trying to cut personnel costs, but things are apparently still pretty sweet in executive row, according to a new survey.

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even academics are concerned about the rising health care and prescription drug costs, rating it their number one human resource and benefits issue.

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Looking to save money by streamlining its employee health-care insurance options, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said employees will no longer have a Cigna Corp....

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer cost-cutting measures in employee benefits implemented during the lean times seen in the last year are on the wane.

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than seven out 10 workers preparing for retirement say their golden years are up to them and them alone.

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Albertsons, Inc. and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have inked a deal to send employment discrimination claims to voluntary mediation-based Alternative...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has extended its global outsourcing reach with its acquisition of IBM's global human resources and payroll software applications.