Benefits Think

It is the responsibility of shareholders and the board of directors to set compensation for executives. A couple of other points -

Providing personal and financial relief to working families is a concept that's grown in popularity, from President Obama on down -- even paving the way for several state mandates regarding work-life benefits like paid sick and family leave.

COMPANIES ARE ALREADY SWITCHING TO LESS COSTLIER (FOR THEM) HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS THAT UP THE PREMIUMS FOR THE WORKERS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE GOVT SUBSIDY, THE WORKERS PAY THE EXACT SAME, WITH THE GOVT PAYING THE PREMIUM DIFF. THE COMPANIES ARE THE ONLY ONES BENEFITING BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES PAYING...

You may not know it -- I didn't, until I did some digging -- but binge eating disorder is a huge (no pun intended) health issue in the United States. Research shows it's the most common eating problem - affecting 6 million people in the U.S. each year and costs $33 million a year in lost productivity,...

I'm not sure if it's due to the recession, but it seems many big-name companies are rebranding -- some to generally positive reviews, like Pepsi, and others not so much like Tropicana orange juice (which, strangely, is owned by PepsiCo). Kraft Foods also is rebranding, unveiling a new logo (seen here)...

I agree with "T" - who is the government or anyone else to say that someone should make a certain amount of money. This country was built on rewarding the most talented and hardest working individuals. The government is rewarding incompetence. There are extremely talented individuals at these organizations...

We always hear "one size doesn't fit all" regarding benefit plans, but research reported in the February EBN is showing the same is true for wellness interventions.

An interesting and somewhat shocking Wall Street Journal report cites research from the Journal of the American Medical Association that finds coordination of care is ineffective at containing health care costs.

While an across the board pay cap may not be the ideal solution, I think it is appropriate to hold these executives accountable for the role they played in creating the financial mess we're all in. As others have commented, were it not for the bail out money, some of these execs would be unemployed....

I'm not a scientist, and I could tell you that cash is king. If you want someone to do/not do something, paying them is a good way to get the desired result.