Benefits

June 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large US companies may well lead the nation's job recovery, even though small businesses have traditionally been first to pull out of a...

June 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers compensation costs in Texas, California, Massachusetts and Illinois continued to climb at double-digit rates during recent years and spurred increases in overall...

June 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Blood pressure reading going through the roof? New research suggests an unfair boss may be the culprit.

June 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in health care plans with mental health coverage from CIGNA Behavioral Health will no longer have to get prior approval to see...

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most people polled do not expect to receive health insurance coverage from a former employer if they retire before age 65.

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six out of 10 human resources officials polled at a national industry conference don't expect their employer to announce job cuts throughout the...

June 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under severe cost pressure because of the lagging economy, companies are focusing more closely than ever on compensation and benefit costs - and...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Every day the Boomers get closer to retirement, and a growing number of human resource professionals are beginning to focus on the coming...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit costs are up, and most employers are cutting back on most, but not all, benefit programs.

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has released the Human Resource Competency Toolkit identifying five key competencies HR professionals need in order...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of people showing positive for amphetamines in a workplace drug test skyrocketed by 70% over the last five years, according to...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) rates continue to be above the double-digit mark for 2004 (17.7%), however encouraging signs show that health care rate...

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary increase budgets are averaging 3.5% for 2003, the first time in 10 years these budgets have declined significantly below the 4% mark.

June 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary budgets are averaging 3.5% in 2003, significantly lower than the 4.1% projected earlier and at a 30-year low for the WorldatWork Salary...

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past president of Continental Airlines and the current president of North American Airlines have been accused of sexual harassment by the former...

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you are looking for the edge over your competition, a new study says strong performance management systems could be the answer.

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of time managers and executives needed to find a new job hit a new high during the first quarter of 2003...

June 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers and others now have a new worry about providing health-care coverage to Americans: namely, that pending Medicare reform may prompt employers to...

June 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 13% to 16% projected rise in the cost of health benefit in 2004 is leading more and more plan sponsors to consider...

June 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor John Baldacci has inked what he described as a "bold and comprehensive" bill to give thousands of Maine residents who lack...