According to a new survey from Buck Consultants, 66 percent of employers have implemented at least four programs intended to reduce stress. ...
Sixty-three percent of HR professionals say the recession negatively affected their employee benefit offerings “to some extent” within the past year, according to a new report from the Society for Human Resource Management....
Nearly 80 percent of employers have reported experiencing a problem or issue with their health insurance carrier during the past 12 months. In areas of where improvement is needed, service trumps cost....
A new study finds workers who have access to employer-sponsored dependent care supports like worksite child care report they are healthier than employees without access to these benefits....
According to a new Transamerica study, of the companies that currently don't offer a retirement plan 74 percent indicate they're “not at all likely” to offer a plan in the near future - a dramatic jump from 43 percent the prior year....
The Senate’s Special Committee on Aging listened to rigorous testimony last week, weighing the suitability of lifetime income products within defined contribution retirement plans like 401(k)s....
The Obama administration contends most of the 133 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance through large employers will be able to keep the coverage they have today. ...
Under the new health care reform law, grandfathered health plans will be able to make routine changes to their policies and maintain their status. There are however specific changes that would cause these plans to lose their grandfathered status....
The survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Unum showed in 2008, 39 percent of workers gave their benefits education positive ratings. In 2009, that number dropped to 29 percent.
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Without this federal assistance, Families USA reports health insurance premiums will skyrocket to an average of $1,107 a month for unemployed families....