Benefits

Probationary employees and the head of the agency’s division of employee ownership were recently terminated amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce.

As government employees experience mass terminations, they await instructions on how to handle their retirement funds.

Employers have options to offer student loan benefits to employees and do not need to wait for further IRS guidance to start.

Employers can improve their offerings by enhancing the automatic 401(k) deferral rates and offering ‘must-have’ benefits to employees, according to a new Fidelity report.

Corporate pensions funding surpluses rose to 27-month highs last month.

The national trade association emphasized the importance of protecting retirement and health plans under ERISA and maintaining the current tax incentives associated with these plans.

The Retirement Fairness for Charities and Education Institutions Act of 2025 was reintroduced by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives on Wednesday.

While implementing SECURE 2.0 provisions effective 2025, plan sponsors prepare for a big change next year.

While catch-up contributions and cash-out thresholds have been adopted widely, take-up is more ponderous for student loan matching and emergency withdrawal flexibility.

More than 7,000 people per day are trying to speak with Social Security Administration personnel about changes, with new information released in a recent FAQ.

The co-founder of a small financial wellness service provider decided to join a pooled employer plan to provide employees with access to an employer-sponsored retirement account.

The awards honor communication professionals at public pension funds who demonstrate innovative leadership and creativity.

PLANSPONSOR is opening its Plan Sponsor of the Year awards to closed MEPs and to PEPs. Only the pooled plan provider, or PPP, of a PEP can apply,...

The PBGC approved the funds for the White Plains, New York-based plan that covers 91,744 participants in the hospitality industry.

PBGC okays grants totaling almost $250 million for Laborers Local No. 265, Teamsters Local 734 and the IUOE Upstate NY Engineers Fund.

Congress failed to extend the high-deductible health plan exception for telehealth services as part of the American Relief Act of 2025.

Public and private sector defined benefit pension fund payments added $224.3 billion in tax revenue to the U.S. economy in 2022, according to the National Institute on Retirement...

The asset manager has made its TDF with an annuity option the QDIA for its roughly 8,500 employees.

Conducting frequent benchmarking is a vital exercise for plan sponsors looking to improve their retirement plans and remain competitive against their peers, according to speakers on a webinar.