Benefits

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Denver Newspaper Guild has ratified a tentative contract covering newsroom employees at the Denver Post.

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Illinois constitutional amendment that concerns authority to make public pension plan changes is scheduled for the November ballot, according to news reports.

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants who saved in both a 401(k) and health savings account (HSA) in 2011 had a higher 401(k) balance than those who only...

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A University of Chicago benefits open enrollment period mistake has led to a breach of employee social security information.

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Because multiple employer plans (MEPs) have been touted as a solution to expanding retirement plan coverage for Americans, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The number of Fortune 100 companies offering new salaried employees only a defined contribution (DC) plan rose in 2012, a Towers Watson survey...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees are making some positive changes to their retirement planning, but poor money management skills and long-term...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite efforts to improve defined contribution (DC) plan participation and savings, employers lack confidence in the retirement readiness of their employees.

October 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three employee unions have been allowed to join a lawsuit over the freezing of Maine state pension cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs).

October 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health benefit plan cost trend rates for 2013 are expected to decline to the lowest level in...

October 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2012, U.S. companies and their employees saw the lowest health care premium rate increases in six years, according to an analysis...

October 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An exhaustive search found no evidence to support the idea that aging Baby Boomers are crowding out...

October 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than one-third (37%) of U.S. adults would like a professional to help them manage their retirement accounts but do not think they...

October 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 401(k) plan participants prefer more proactive steps to increase their retirement readiness rather than historical transactions on their account statements, a study found.

October 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The percentage of employees enrolled in high-deductible health care plans has jumped over the past five years, according to a National Center for...

October 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A coalition of unions in Michigan won a lawsuit against a 2011 law that requires state employees to opt out of their defined...

September 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the 100 largest public-employee retirement systems in the country, total holdings and investments decreased to $2.7 trillion in Q2 2012, according to...

September 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-four percent of CFOs in the U.S. do not foresee any changes in the health of the economy during the next six...

September 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of company stock plan assets (57%) are being earmarked for eventual investment or retirement savings after participants sell them.

September 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension accruals for National Football League officials will soon be ending.