Benefits

January 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As employers continue to phase out defined benefit (DB) plans, employers, employees and the federal government are becoming aware of the shortcomings inherent...

January 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of non-union AMR retirees asked a federal bankruptcy judge to let them participate in the bankruptcy case of AMR, American Airlines...

January 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill that will allow Alaska public employees to choose between a 401(k)-like retirement...

January 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal put forth a proposal for a sweeping overhaul of state retirement systems.

January 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One third of Canadians in their 40s (32%) admit they haven't yet opened a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) even though they realize they...

January 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research indicates that Canadians and Americans share many similarities despite differences in investment climate, tax regulations and social infrastructure. 

January 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants are in need of direct, simple guidance to help them reach their retirement goals, according to State Street Global Advisors...

January 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers doubt their employees' ability to successfully save for retirement, and are embracing solutions to help rethink their retirement benefits plan strategies and...

January 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers doubt their employees' ability to successfully save for retirement, and are embracing solutions to help rethink their retirement benefits plan strategies and...

January 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. workers’ financial worries are impacting their work performance and retirement savings plans. 

January 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a record 99,947 charges of employment discrimination in Fiscal Year 2011. 
 

January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Oregon’s Public Employees’ Benefit Board (PEBB) voted to give $155,000 to the Oregon Public Health Division to help fund its Wellness@Work program.

January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Oregon’s Public Employees’ Benefit Board (PEBB) voted to give $155,000 to the Oregon Public Health Division to help fund its Wellness@Work program.

January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michigan-based Hutchinson Sealing Systems violated federal law by laying off various engineers on the basis of their age, according to a lawsuit filed...

January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cutting debt and saving more are top priorities for Americans in 2012.

January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Men and women are preparing for retirement in very different ways, according to research released by Ameriprise Financial.

January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The United Insurance Company of America will pay $37,000 to resolve a disability discrimination...

January 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study conducted on the defined contribution retirement plan for Mississippi university employees recommends changing how employers’ contribution levels are set.

January 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent economic recession impacted many Gen Xers’ financial savings, according to a report.

January 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Board of Trustees of the City of Hollywood (Florida) Firefighters’ Pension System filed a complaint challenging changes to system benefits.