Benefits Manager

More employers are finding themselves disconnected to employees, reveals a recent survey on employee performance and retention conducted by Express Employment Professionals.

A federal judge refused Thursday to block a new Kansas law restricting insurance coverage for abortions, meaning women will have to pay for the procedure on their own or buy separate policies as a lawsuit challenging the controversial law plays out in court.

Despite the economic downturn and a widely held belief that the country is heading into another recession, benefit plan participants are committed to saving money for retirement, according to the Mercer Workplace Survey.

More effectively communicating the value of disability income protection to younger workers can obviously help them understand their needs but can also help in meeting employers employee retention and productivity objectives.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration said Wednesday it plans to save the state money by requiring unionized state workers to take at least four unpaid furlough days off and by introducing legislation requiring them to contribute to their defined benefit retirement plans if they want to keep them.

A Pittsburgh company must restore $67,138 in plan assets and interest to its employee retirement plan, according to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The economy is showing signs of modest improvement not enough to reduce high unemployment but enough to ease fears that another recession might be near.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, an encouraging sign that layoffs are easing.