Benefits

June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A draft contract with the HMO networks that provide health insurance coverage to the 1.2 million members of the California Public Employees' Retirement...

June 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Upscale clothier Abercrombie & Fitch has been slapped with a lawsuit that alleges the firm uses a disproportionately white sales force, buries minorities...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies relocating employees to Tokyo are going to have to pay a pretty penny, after the Japanese capital replaced Hong Kong as the...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If Minnesota companies want a weapon-free workplace, they are going to have to adopt a policy specifically banning their presence following the passing...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPSONSOR.com) - It may be "The Right One Baby Uh-huh," "The Choice of a New Generation" or what one drinks to "Think Young," but what...

June 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Maine may prove to be a national testing ground for a universal health plan with a bill passed out of...

June 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Keyboardists, rejoice. That tingling feeling may just be excitement.

June 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private industry employer compensation costs averaged $22.37 per hour in March 2003, while state and local government compensation costs were at $23.93 per...

June 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Presidential hopeful Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) unveiled his pension-reform proposals during a campaign swing through northern Iowa, calling for curbs on pension...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If an executive is looking to get laid off, the best severance packages are coming from the health care, energy and information technology...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees may not give a second thought to downloading "free" Internet applications, but the practice could end up costing their employers a bundle.

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Slide rules and ledger sheets are a thing of the past for accounting graduates; finance chiefs are now also looking for information technology...

June 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workforce reductions, reduced competitive pressure for employee talent, and concerns about potential accounting charges for options have all contributed to a decline in...

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The rising tide of prescription drug costs may be beginning to ebb, as growth in prescription drug spending was lower during the first...

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Information Technology job market in the finance services industry may turn around unexpectedly early, according to a poll.

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Men are just as likely as women to report they are the primary caregiver and need to modify their work schedules for the...

June 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The relentless growth in US health care expenditures eased a bit last year with a 9.6% increase compared to a 10%-hike the year...

June 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers now rate long-term care coverage as high as a group life policy when evaluating company benefits, a new survey found.

June 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just days after business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., announced it was gobbling up rival JD Edwards & Co., software giant Oracle Corp. unveiled...

June 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four out of 10 Americans would jump into a Consumer Directed Health (CDH) plan to give them more control over their health-care spending,...