Benefits

May 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Carrollton, Texas-based distributor of specialty fasteners will pay $201,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...

 

May 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Combining 401(k) plan features including automatic enrollment, automatic increase and personalized saving/investing advice can significantly increase employee participation rates.

May 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cost-shifting to employees will continue, and companies will ramp up efforts to encourage employees to adopt healthy habits and save for health care...

May 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation that would close the teachers’ pension plan to new public school employees and put them into a 401(k)-style retirement plan passed the...

May 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced a bill to build on efforts to incorporate private sector best practices into the Thrift Savings Plan...

May 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Protecting retirement assets from risk is the most important concern for Americans of every age, according to Charles Schwab’s quarterly Retirement Pulse Survey. 

May 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a white paper offering guidelines about initiatives and reforms that will bolster the voluntary employment-based retirement benefits...

May 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The South Carolina Senate approved a pension reform plan with fewer changes than the state House proposal.

May 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers realize they are behind in saving for retirement, and are adjusting their expectations accordingly.

May 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends that, as the economy improves, the Department of Labor (DOL) refocus on older job seekers.

May 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study indicates American workers need more concrete sources of information to aid them in planning for retirement.

May 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Language is critical in reaching the “senior citizen” demographic to explain investment products, according to research firm Hearts & Wallets. 
 

May 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly nine in 10 Canadian homeowners (87%) indicate that "being debt-free" is very important to their definition of a successful retirement.

May 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many American workers find it appealing to have a guaranteed income in retirement—the younger the employee, the greater the attraction.

May 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – You would think with the weak economy, workers would be doing all they can to hang on to their jobs.

May 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Central Freight Lines Inc. agreed to pay $400,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

May 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – One in 10 Americans say retirement is not an attainable goal.  

May 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target income replacement ratios should be higher than the 70% to 75% conventionally accepted as a rule of thumb, the Retirement Advisor Council...

May 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of women act as chief financial officers of their households, making most...

May 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The struggle to balance career and family starts in the earliest stages of parenthood, according to CareerBuilder’s annual study of working moms.