Benefits

March 27, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Increasing numbers of employees are using flexible spending accounts (FSAs), switching to Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) and enrolling in benefit options via the...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors that have opted to pursue total retirement outsourcing (TRO) are reaping benefits, but not necessarily the ones they expected, according to...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of workers worldwide said it would be hard for laid-off employees in their country to find comparable work.

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of New York has settled 85% of death and injury benefit claims filed by families or victims of the terrorist attacks...

March 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employees is projected to increase 1% in the next 12 months, as chief financial officers (CFO) express optimism that corporate...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With roughly half of the current United States military composed of reservists, 175,000 of which have been called up in recent weeks, the...

March 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over half of the most popular employee benefits are now having the tab picked up by both the employee and the employer.

March 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Looking to control costs in 2004 and beyond, the Health Benefits Committee of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is considering revamping...

March 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal government employee and retiree benefits will not be cut in 2004, thanks to an alternate budget proposal from two Virginia Republicans.

March 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - White, college-educated men had paychecks in 2001 worth about $65,000 - more than anyone else.

March 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women retiring out of professional careers may have a harder time adjusting to the sunset years than do women who hold jobs normally...

March 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workaholic managers appear to be getting both love and money from the effort, according to new research.

March 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sun Microsystems is being accused of hiring Indian workers at the expense of their older, domestic counterparts.

March 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A public employee's union has sued four pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) for allegedly inflating the price of prescription drugs.

March 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of IT managers (71%) say employee burnout is currently a serious issue in their organizations.

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 71 million working Americans under 65 had health insurance they got through their primary workplace in the first half of 2000.

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Finance and benefits executives consider human resources (HR) and benefits administration outsourcing to be a good investment for their organizations.

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Idol's search for tomorrow's next star is keeping almost one in four workers from being productive.

March 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors hoping for a health-care cost respite in 2004 might keep an eye on Sacramento this week.

March 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley has backed away from a possible settlement in a sexual discrimination lawsuit.