Cost-Containment

More than 100 General Motors Co. executive retirees have sued the company for failing to pay pension benefits after the automaker's historic bankruptcy in 2009.

D.C. Public Schools officials are revising the number of teachers and other school employees being told their jobs will be eliminated.

Opponents of new restrictions on unions in Kansas have blocked a debate by the state Senate on preventing labor organizations from financing their political activities with dues deducted from members' paychecks.

With cuts to health benefits plans, employers are looking for ways to add value to employees. And one way to do that is by offering more voluntary benefits.

Assurant Employee Benefits is promoting its new "FastTrack Return-to-Work Solutions" program as a tool insurance companies can use to improve its claim triage and return-to-work programs.

Among the alphabet soup of options available during open enrollment, there is a category of workplace benefits that provides a direct return every time an employee makes a contribution – pre-tax benefits, such as flexible spending accounts for health care, dependent care and commuting costs.