http://www.mail.com/subjects/833476-employee-benefits.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/833476-employee-benefits.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful." A Department of Vete... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html 2013-05-20T07:38:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052108-hearing-patriots-bid-to-cut-benefits.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A long-awaited bankruptcy hearing began Monday in which a St. Louis-based coal company insists it must significantly cut thousands of retirees' health care and pension benefits or risk liquidation — a claim that its miners union strongly rejects. Patriot Coal Corp.'s proposed benefits cuts have been the most contentious aspect of its bank... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:27:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052108-hearing-patriots-bid-to-cut-benefits.html 2013-04-29T21:27:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031458-va-moves-to-process-oldest-disability-claims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line, under a new program announced Friday. The Department of Veterans Affairs is responding to criticism about the soaring number of claims that have been pending for longer than 125 days. The VA said that of the nearly 900,000 cl... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:14:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031458-va-moves-to-process-oldest-disability-claims.html 2013-04-19T20:14:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030452-judges-lawsuit-disability-system-in-crisis.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security's disability program is overwhelmed by so many claims that judges sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny just to keep up with the flow of cases, according to a lawsuit filed by the judges themselves. The Social Security Administration says the agency's administrative law judges should decide 500 to 700 disabil... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:12:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2030452-judges-lawsuit-disability-system-in-crisis.html 2013-04-19T19:12:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs responsible for attacking a growing backlog of disability claims — a problem that officials warned is likely to worsen in coming months. All told, the VA would see a 4 percent increase, to $63.... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:48:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html 2013-04-05T22:48:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1997392-cyprus-bank-workers-to-protest-looming-job-cuts.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Bank employees in Cyprus will walk off the job for two hours and march toward parliament to protest against looming job and benefit cuts being taken as part of an international bailout. Hundreds of employees from across the country are expected to be bussed in for Thursday's demonstration. Bank workers' union ETYK says employee pens... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1997392-cyprus-bank-workers-to-protest-looming-job-cuts.html 2013-04-04T08:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1965334-market-rebounds-retirement-confidence.html Workers appear to have little faith that the economic recovery and the stock market's climb have left them better-prepared for retirement. Confidence in the ability to afford a comfortable retirement remains at the same record low level recorded in 2011, and is slightly lower than last year, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, which has ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1965334-market-rebounds-retirement-confidence.html 2013-03-19T21:10:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1931114-study-quick-savings-workplace-wellness.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Your bosses want you to eat your broccoli, hit the treadmill and pledge you'll never puff on a cigarette. But a new study raises doubts that workplace wellness programs save the company money. In what's being called the most rigorous look yet inside the wellness trend, independent researchers tracked the program at a major St. Louis hosp... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:39:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1931114-study-quick-savings-workplace-wellness.html 2013-03-04T21:39:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1910312-att-union-reach-tentative-agreement-benefits.html WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T is announcing a tentative agreement on wages, pensions and other benefits for more than 20,000 of its unionized workers. The four-year agreement covers members of the Communications Workers of America in 36 states and the District of Columbia. AT&T is not disclosing the details of the agreement until it has been presented to union w... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:30:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1910312-att-union-reach-tentative-agreement-benefits.html 2013-02-23T16:30:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1903836-obama-administration-tackles-colonoscopy-confusion.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's one part of the new health care law that seemed clear: free coverage for preventive care under most insurance plans. Only it didn't turn out that way. So on Wednesday, the Obama administration had to straighten out the confusion. Have you gone for a colonoscopy thinking it was free, only to get a hefty bill because the doctor remove... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:54:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1903836-obama-administration-tackles-colonoscopy-confusion.html 2013-02-20T21:54:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1833896-hostess-union-hires-investment-bank.html NEW YORK (AP) — The pension fund for one of Hostess Brands' unions has hired an investment bank to represent workers and pensioners as the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread sells off its brands. In a statement posted Sunday on its website, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, which represents around 6,000 Host... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1833896-hostess-union-hires-investment-bank.html 2013-01-21T02:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1786810-police-union-seeks-help-newtown-officers.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some of the police officers who responded to the school shooting in Newtown are so traumatized they haven't been working, but they have to use sick time and could soon be at risk of going without a paycheck, a union official said Wednesday. The union, Council 15 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, is... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1786810-police-union-seeks-help-newtown-officers.html 2012-12-26T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1778896-americans-seeking-unemployment-aid-rises-17000.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week by 17,000, reversing four weeks of declines. But the number of people seeking aid is consistent with a job market that continues to grow modestly. Unemployment claims rose the week of Dec. 15 to a seasonally adjusted 361,000 from a revised 344,000 the week before. ... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1778896-americans-seeking-unemployment-aid-rises-17000.html 2012-12-20T13:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1771234-australian-court-workers-comp-covers-sex-mishap.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has ruled that a bureaucrat who was injured while having sex on a business trip is eligible for worker's compensation benefits. The Full Bench of the Federal Court ruled Dec. 13 in favor of the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, and rejecting the appeal of the federal government's insurer. The... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1771234-australian-court-workers-comp-covers-sex-mishap.html 2012-12-17T10:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1766300-skorea-samsung-chip-plant-caused-cancer.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean government agency said Friday that working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year, only the second time it has recognized a link between cancer and Samsung's chip plants. The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, which is part of the labor ministr... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1766300-skorea-samsung-chip-plant-caused-cancer.html 2012-12-14T08:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1756442-surprise-insurance-fee-health-overhaul-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It's a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The charge, buried in a recent regulation, works out to tens of millions of dollars for the largest companies, e... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1756442-surprise-insurance-fee-health-overhaul-law.html 2012-12-10T18:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1752256-ibm-shifts-401k-policy-to-once-a-year-matches.html IBM is making changes to its employee benefits that may cause other large corporations to follow suit. The technology company will begin making contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts in lump-sum annual payments, rather than at the time of each paycheck. It's a move that will help the company cut retirement plan expenses. Employees were notified this ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1752256-ibm-shifts-401k-policy-to-once-a-year-matches.html 2012-12-08T00:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1744104-la-ports-reopen-crippling-8-day-strike-ends.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Port clerks returned to work Wednesday, jubilant in the knowledge that an eight-day strike that paralyzed the nation's busiest shipping complex had won them — at least for now — guarantees that their jobs won't be outsourced to China, Arizona or other places. The 600 clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach represente... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1744104-la-ports-reopen-crippling-8-day-strike-ends.html 2012-12-06T01:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1746100-social-security-fast-tracks-rare-disease-claims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to ease the burden of being stricken with a debilitating condition, the Social Security Administration is expanding a program that fast-tracks disability claims by people who get serious illnesses such as cancer, early-onset Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease — claims that could take months or years to approve in the past. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1746100-social-security-fast-tracks-rare-disease-claims.html 2012-12-06T00:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1731420-twinkies-maker-hostess-ready-big-bake-sale.html NEW YORK (AP) — The future of Twinkies is virtually assured. Hostess Brands Inc. got final approval for its wind-down plans in bankruptcy court Thursday, setting the stage for its iconic snack cakes to find a second life with new owners — even as 18,000 jobs will be wiped out. The company said in court that it's in talks with 110 poten... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1731420-twinkies-maker-hostess-ready-big-bake-sale.html 2012-11-29T20:44:00Z