Benefits

February 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-four percent of polled executives responsible for 401(k) plans say only some or very few employees will be financially prepared for retirement.

February 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Merrimack County (New Hampshire) Superior Court judge decided it is illegal to ask longtime state employees to contribute more from their paychecks...

February 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California Governor Jerry Brown sent the language for his 12-point pension reform plan to...

February 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Chicago Public Schools system spends tens of millions of dollars annually to departing employees for unused time off.

February 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ninety-six percent of workers who take part in individual benefits counseling sessions say they better understand their benefits as a result. 

February 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit was filed on behalf of all participants in Lowe’s Companies’ Group Medical Plan who had their health coverage terminated and were...

February 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-four percent of Hispanics report they feel “not very” or “not at all” prepared for retirement. 
 

February 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers spend a lot of money on daily expenses like coffee and lunch, according to a Workonomix survey by Accounting Principals.

February 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) called on Congress to enact permanent reforms to the pension funding rules enacted under the Pension Protection Act...

February 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “We simply do not see a way we can secure the company’s future without terminating our defined benefit plans,” American Airlines said on...

February 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 1.5 million participants within Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s proprietary 401(k) business are actively contributing to their 401(k) plans.

February 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A poll found 66% of working Americans were unaware that their paychecks were larger...

February 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regions Financial Corp. says personal information about current and former employees was lost in November.

February 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regions Financial Corp. says personal information about current and former employees was lost in November.

February 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadians are not placing a high priority on employer pension plans when evaluating job...

January 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two-thirds (66%) of those who work with a financial adviser have an understanding of how much of their retirement savings they will withdraw...

January 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.4%, seasonally adjusted, for the three-month period ending December 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of...

January 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health savings accounts (HSAs) surpassed $12.4 billion in assets in almost 6.8 million accounts by year-end 2011.  

January 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Kodak worker has filed a lawsuit against the company. 

January 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cooley Dickinson Hospital and the Massachusetts Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract covering 300 nurses.