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Benefits
Frozen Defined Benefit Pension Plans in March 2008
(08/31/09)
12-month private industry compensation costs increase in June: 1.5 percent
(08/03/09)
Access to medical care benefits: private industry vs. State and local government
(07/29/09)
Compensation costs per hour, March 2009
(06/12/09)
Health benefit costs in private industry, March 2009
(06/11/09)
Beyond basic benefits
(06/01/09)
Compensation costs in private industry up 1.9 percent from March 2008 to March 2009
(05/01/09)
Wellness programs
(04/23/09)
Employer costs and paid leave, December 2008
(03/13/09)
Employee-contribution-only retirement plans and State and local government workers
(03/12/09)
Leisure and illness leave
(03/05/09)
Compensation costs in private industry up 2.4 percent in 2008
(02/02/09)
401(k) plans and employer stock
(12/30/08)
Employer shares of medical plan premiums, March 2008
(11/05/08)
Compensation costs in State and local government, September 2008
(11/04/08)
Employment costs in private industry, September 2008
(11/03/08)
Variation in life insurance benefits by establishment size, 2008
(10/03/08)
Variation in medical care benefits by occupation, 2008
(09/25/08)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2008
(09/11/08)
Retirement and medical care benefits in 2008
(08/08/08)
Health benefit costs in private industry, March 2008
(06/12/08)
State and local government workers’ access to quality-of-life benefits
(04/04/08)
Employer premiums for medical care plans in State and local government
(04/03/08)
Retirement benefits of State and local government workers
(03/26/08)
Employer costs for paid leave in private industry, December 2007
(03/20/08)
Compensation costs in state and local government up 4.1 percent in 2007
(02/06/08)
Compensation costs in private industry up 3.0 percent in 2007
(02/01/08)
Contributing towards medical care coverage
(01/09/08)
Medical care benefits for lower and higher wage workers
(01/03/08)
Compensation costs in State and local government, September 2007
(11/02/07)
Employment costs in private industry, September 2007
(11/01/07)
Leave benefits in 2007
(08/30/07)
Health care plans in 2007
(08/23/07)
Employment costs in private industry, June 2007
(08/01/07)
Health benefit costs by region
(07/06/07)
Health benefit costs and establishment size, March 2007
(06/22/07)
Employment costs in private industry, March 2007
(04/30/07)
Employer costs for legally required benefits, December 2006
(04/06/07)
Health savings accounts
(04/05/07)
Flexible benefits and reimbursement accounts
(04/04/07)
Employer costs for paid leave in private industry, December 2006
(04/02/07)
Compensation costs in State and local government, September-December 2006
(02/02/07)
Compensation costs in private industry up 3.2 percent in 2006
(02/01/07)
Employer costs for employee compensation, September 2006
(12/14/06)
State and local government employment costs up 1.4 percent from June to September
(11/02/06)
Compensation costs in private industry up 3.0 percent over the year
(11/01/06)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2006
(09/25/06)
Leave benefits in 2006
(09/01/06)
Retirement plans in 2006
(08/25/06)
Employment costs rise 0.8 percent from March to June
(07/31/06)
Employment costs up 0.6 percent from December to March
(05/01/06)
Trends in retirement plan coverage
(03/10/06)
Compensation costs in State and local government
(02/02/06)
Compensation costs up 3.0 percent in private industry in 2005
(02/01/06)
Health care plans and establishment size in 2005
(01/30/06)
Compensation costs up 3.2 percent in private industry over the year
(08/01/05)
Comparing growth rates of benefits and wages in private industry
(06/30/05)
Private industry compensation $24.17 per hour on average in March 2005
(06/22/05)
Cost of health benefits: $1.64 per hour in March 2005
(06/17/05)
Insurance coverage for mental healthcare
(05/05/05)
Benefit and wage costs in private industry in March 2005
(05/02/05)
Average compensation in private industry: $23.90 per hour in December 2004
(03/17/05)
Employer costs for paid leave
(12/16/04)
Employment costs in private industry, September 2004
(11/01/04)
Increases in prescription-drug copayments, 1993–2000
(10/04/04)
The recent decline in medical and retirement plan coverage
(09/28/04)
Cost-saving incentives in prescription-drug coverage
(09/21/04)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2004
(09/16/04)
Employment costs in private industry, June 2004
(07/30/04)
Access to disability insurance benefits in March 2003
(06/29/04)
Compensation cost by establishment size
(06/28/04)
Compensation in private industry, March 2004
(06/25/04)
Access to life insurance in March 2003
(06/23/04)
Access to retirement benefits in March 2003
(06/22/04)
Paid vacation in private industry
(06/03/04)
State and local government compensation costs up 3.3 percent in past 12 months
(05/03/04)
Compensation costs up 3.9 percent in private industry over the year
(04/30/04)
Compensation costs up 4.0 percent in private industry over the year
(01/30/04)
Wages and benefits in State and local government, September 2003
(11/28/03)
Growth in compensation costs for State and local government workers during the year ended September 2003
(11/05/03)
Employment costs up 1.0 percent from June to September
(10/31/03)
Retirement plans in 2003
(10/03/03)
Health care plans in 2003
(09/30/03)
Employee contributions for medical insurance in 2003
(09/25/03)
Employee retirement and savings benefits higher for union workers
(08/28/03)
Employee benefits in June 2003
(08/27/03)
Benefit costs for State and local government workers jump over the year
(08/06/03)
Employment costs up 0.8 percent from March to June
(08/01/03)
Lump-sum retirement
(05/27/03)
Benefit, wage costs for State and local government workers in first quarter of 2003
(05/07/03)
Employment costs rose 1.4 percent from December to March
(04/30/03)
Wages and benefit costs for State and local government workers at end of 2002
(02/03/03)
Employment costs advanced 0.7 percent from September to December
(01/31/03)
Preventive care provisions not commonly described in plans
(12/31/02)
Employment costs up 0.6 percent from June to September
(11/01/02)
Time off most common benefit
(07/17/02)
Cost of health benefits in private industry, March 2002
(07/15/02)
Benefit, wage costs for State and local government workers rise in step at the beginning of 2002
(04/26/02)
Decline in traditional fee-for-service health plans in 1990s
(03/19/02)
Smaller rise in benefit costs for State and local government workers at end of 2001
(02/06/02)
Employment costs up 4.2 percent for the year
(02/01/02)
Benefits vary somewhat by region
(12/20/01)
Benefit costs for State and local government workers up sharply in past 3 months
(10/30/01)
Wages, benefit costs for State and local government workers both up 1.1 percent in past 3 months
(07/30/01)
Employment costs in private industry rise 4.0 percent over the year
(07/27/01)
Benefits in State and local government, 2001
(07/11/01)
Health benefits 5.6 percent of total compensation
(07/06/01)
Sources of retirement income
(05/23/01)
State and local government employment costs up 3.3 percent over the year
(05/01/01)
Employment costs increase 4.2 percent in past 12 months
(04/27/01)
Compensation stats for the new century
(04/03/01)
Fitness, wellness benefits moderately prevalent for State, local government workers
(02/21/01)
Stock compensation an old story
(02/09/01)
Managed care more common among State and local government employees
(02/07/01)
Employment costs increase 4.4 percent over the year
(01/26/01)
Life insurance benefits keep pace with wages
(01/22/01)
Child care resource and referral services much more common in large workplaces
(12/28/00)
Fewer hours, fewer benefits
(9/21/00)
Bigger establishment, usually better benefits
(8/16/00)
Health care 5 ½ percent of compensation
(7/12/00)
Benefits bigger piece of union compensation
(5/30/00)
Private sector wages rose faster than benefits last year
(5/19/00)
Trends in health insurance
(5/16/00)
Dental care benefits in medium and large private establishments
(12/2/99)
Features of life insurance plans
(11/30/99)
Blue-collar workers have highest eligibility for short-term disability benefits, lowest for long-term
(11/29/99)
Features of outpatient prescription drug benefits
(11/16/99)
Prevalence of paid sick leave
(11/12/99)
Paid vacation and length of service
(11/9/99)
Few employees able to cash in unused sick leave
(11/4/99)
Importance of retirement benefits in compensation
(8/2/99)
Savings and thrift plans in small private establishments
(6/11/99)
In small firms, blue-collar, service workers least covered by health care benefits
(5/26/99)
Life insurance for older workers at small establishments
(5/21/99)
White-collar workers more likely to receive disability benefits in small establishments
(5/20/99)
More Northeastern workers receive most types of benefits
(5/7/99)
Retirement costs share of compensation rises from 1966-98
(4/14/99)
Health care costs fluctuate with employer cost-containment efforts
(4/8/99)
Single- and multi-employer defined benefit pension plans differ
(4/7/99)
Benefits share of compensation costs changed little from 1986 to 1998
(1/22/99)
Paid vacation most frequently offered time-off benefit
(1/21/99)
More workers covered by HMOs and PPOs
(1/8/99)
Defined contribution retirement plans becoming more prevalent
(1/6/99)
Majority of employees have unpaid family leave benefit
(12/30/98)
Childcare benefits remain uncommon
(10/20/98)
Large employers provide more training for employees
(10/14/98)
Fewer medium and large private employers provide dental care for employees
(9/29/98)
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