10 Best Health Plans
October 27, 2006—The best commercial health plan in the United States this year is Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, according to a ranking published in U.S. News & World Report.
Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work
October 16, 2006—A jury in a Pennsylvania court determined Friday that Wal-Mart should pay workers at least $78.5 million for neglecting to pay its employees for extra hours they worked and for requiring them to work during rest breaks.
More States Boost Minimum Wage
July 25, 2006—Lawmakers in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Delaware have recently approved increases to their state's minimum wage.
Grocer Tops 2005 'Best Places to Work for' List
January 11, 2005—Wegmans Food Markets, a four-state chain of grocery stores based in Rochester,
New York, tops Fortune magazine's eighth annual "100 Best Companies to
Work For" list.
Verizon to Rehire About 3,400 Laid-Off Workers
July 18, 2003—Verizon Communications said on Tuesday that it would rehire 1,100 more laid-off workers in the Northeast than an arbitrator ordered last week.
Retired Nuclear Sub Workers Seek Federal Comp
January 27, 2003—Retired workers who worked at a nuclear facility that built nuclear propulsion equipment for the Navy are trying to rally support to include them in a federal program that compensates workers who became ill from overexposure to radioactive materials, the Associated Press reports.
News From the SHRM Conference
June 25, 2002—PHILADELPHIA - The Society for Human Resource Management is using its 54th-annual conference and exposition being held here through Wednesday - to release the results of two new surveys.
PBGC to Protect Reliance Insurance Pensions
March 06, 2002—The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for the underfunded pension plan covering more than 8,700 employees of Reliance Insurance Company, the insolvent Philadelphia-based property/casualty insurer now being liquidated by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance.
HMOs Not Obliged to Disclose Doctor 'Incentives'
March 05, 2002—HMOs do not have a duty under ERISA to disclose whatever financial "incentives" they pay to primary care doctors to limit referrals to specialists, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled.
Refusing to Rehire Doesn't Violate ERISA
February 26, 2002—Refusing to rehire workers in order to avoid increased pension liability does not violate ERISA, a federal appeals court in Pennsylvania has ruled.
