Voluntary Benefits

A recent survey by Employers Holdings Inc. found a whopping 96 percent of workers' compensation insurance decisions are made by restaurant owners themselves, and nearly three-quarters of owners use price as the main determinant in their

Fluctuating gas prices are eating away employees' paychecks, but they offer employers an opportunity to find extra perks their employees are certain to appreciate. With a little creativity, they can find a way to lift the gas burden from employees'

Atlanta-based Purchasing Power announced this week it has shipped $200 million products since the company started in 2001. It made $50 million in revenue last year, and increased the number of products ordered through its benefit program during the

HealthPass, a nonprofit agency targeting small employers and sole proprietors, today announced a partnership with pharmacy benefit manager SUNRx Inc. to provide a free discount card program for prescription drugs. The card will be available to

Two new guides have been released to promote dependent care assistant programs. The guides, one aimed at employers and one at employees, offer suggestions for making such plans easy to use, and include eligibility guidelines, tax benefits and other

A recent study by WorldatWork found telecommuting is on the rise. Forty-two percent of employers offered it in 2008, compared with 30 percent who offered it last year. Anne Ruddy, president of WorldatWork attributes the rise to rising gas prices,