Employee Benefits - U.S. small businesses show sharp improvement

According to a recently released survey by MetLife, small businesses in the U.S have caught up with - and in some cases, outpaced - their larger peers when it comes to offering employee benefits.

Business Wire reports more than one-third (34%) of workers at small businesses with fewer than 50 employees are "satisfied with the benefits (they) receive through (their) employer," compared with 29% of employees at midsize and large companies (200 - 4,999 employees). Overall, benefits satisfaction at small businesses (34%) is on par with satisfaction levels at the largest U.S. companies with 10,000 - 24,999 workers (35%).