Benefits

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Account-based health plans grew in 2011, increasing to 12.4 billion in assets among $8.4 million accounts. 

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sacramento, California’s city manager told city employees more than 100 could lose their jobs unless they contribute more to their pensions.  

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Family Dollar Stores of Virginia, Inc. will pay $45,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows health spending by those near or in retirement declines to match income.  

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hostess Brands Inc. filed bankruptcy protection after failing to reach an agreement on pension and health benefits.

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saving for retirement and protecting their families in case of death is important to Americans across generations. 

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has increased the health insurance coverage of adult children between 2009 and 2011, according to...

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill barring newly hired employees of lobbying organizations from receiving taxpayer-funded pension and health benefits was approved by the New Jersey Assembly.

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SEI’s biannual Pension Lifecycle Meter shows the majority of U.S. corporate pensions are still accruing benefits.

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. healthcare spending experienced historically low rates of growth in 2009 and 2010, according to the annual report of national health expenditures (NHE)...

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over half (58%) of Americans indicate they would feel more confident about their finances if they had a financial plan in place. 
 

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 8% of women strongly agree they are building a large enough retirement nest egg.

January 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seyfarth Shaw’s annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report indicates a sluggish economic recovery and several groundbreaking rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court in...

January 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to strike down a new state...

January 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is weighing a proposal to shift some of the pension costs for the state’s public school teachers to the...

January 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – HighRoads’ November “Pulse Survey” revealed most employers (80%) do not intend to drop healthcare coverage in 2014, when healthcare exchanges are made available...

January 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed into law pension reforms aimed at fixing some loopholes in the system.

January 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadians across three generations want to retire before 65, but don’t seem financially prepared to achieve that goal.

January 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Bank of Albuquerque discharged two managers because they were women and over 40 years of age.

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Grand Central Partnership, Inc. (GCP) violated a consent decree and committed new illegal acts, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).