Benefits

November 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small business employees put more weight into the value of retirement plans than expected by their employers, according to a TransAmerica Center for...

November 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large employers may be looking at Retiree Medical Accounts (RMA) as an alternative to traditional retiree medical benefits, according to a recent Watson...

November 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first quarter of 2003 will see more hiring than the same period last year, according to the Employment Outlook Survey released by...

November 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 25% projected increase in prescription drug costs in 2003 has employers looking for money saving options on prescription drug benefits to employees.

November 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though nearly one in five adults in a recent study said they were in top-notch health, they probably aren't.

November 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The emotional level on an already bitter Chicago area contract dispute between a grocery store chain and a grocery workers union over pension...

November 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Medco Health Solutions has been sued by the West Virginia attorney general for allegedly keeping rebates handed out by the drug companies that...

November 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with often-substantial hikes in their health-care insurance costs, employers are grappling with a variety of potential alternatives.

November 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Casual internet use at work may be costing American corporations $85 billion annually in lost productivity, according to internet management software company Websense,...

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Visits to managed care website have gone up 8% since March 2002 as more services are offered to customers, according to a Cap...

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy-four percent of job seekers would consider a government job, according to a New York Times Job Market survey.

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) is looking for more than the 25% pension benefit increase offered by the Pacific Maritime Association...

November 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Texas Supreme Court rules that stock option value should be determined at the time of the breach of contract and not at...

November 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The utility, insurance, durable manufacturers and finance industries are offering the best benefit programs, according to Mercer Human Resources Consulting.

November 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Labor shortages are up 12% this year in hospitals across the country, according to a new survey by Buck Consultants.

November 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief executive officers of financial services companies walked away with a hefty total compensation of $1.9 million in 2001 while CEOs of transportation...

November 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire ranks as the nation's healthiest state, while Louisiana ranks as the unhealthiest in a survey by The UnitedHealth Foundation and the...

November 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIM Management Group announced plans to lay off 248 workers, or about 10% of its staff, according to a company press release.

November 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GE Asset Management and Diversified Investment Advisors have formed an alliance to offer retirement plan services to healthcare organizations.

November 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Holiday hiring may be down as much as 25% this year, according to a Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. report.