Benefits

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Houston manufacturer will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 70% of companies plan to hold holiday parties in the coming weeks, according to an annual survey of human resources executives conducted...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former factory worker in Georgia has filed a lawsuit accusing his former employer of firing him for refusing to wear a "666"...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Aon Hewitt, The Futures Company and the National Business Group on Health, reveals consumers want their employers to do...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As Canadian organizations search for ways to improve workforce productivity, they are trying new approaches to combat rising health costs and increased employee...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Journal Disposition, the former operator of IPC Print Services, Inc. in St. Joseph, Michigan, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination suit brought...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A divided Michigan Supreme Court has given approval for the State to impose a 4.35% personal income tax on pensions.

November 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Jersey State appeals court said it would let stand a lower court ruling that found higher retirement contributions from judges would...

November 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Kentucky Retirement Systems board is calling for higher state contributions in employee pension programs next year.

November 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A comprehensive study of the factors that appear to drive fees in 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans, by Deloitte and the...

November 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunTrust Banks will freeze its employee pension plan at the end of the year.

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's 90-and-older population nearly tripled over the past three decades, reaching 1.9 million in 2010, according to a report released by the...

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - San Francisco legislators have approved a compromise plan to impose new restrictions on health reimbursement arrangements used to satisfy the city’s mandate on...

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of companies worldwide say they are becoming more knowledgeable about the use of social media tools to connect with and keep...

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Champion Window Company of Columbus, Georgia, and its corporate parent, Champion Retailco, will pay $80,000 to...

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three Minnesota state agencies have been ordered by three federal judges to pay damages to settle age discrimination charges filed by the U.S....

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Social Security Administration now offers applications in Spanish on its website, SSA.gov.

November 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Against the backdrop of uncertainty created by health reform, employers are accelerating their efforts to bring health benefit cost under control, according to...

November 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will resume payments to its Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) account in December, after it suspended payments this...

November 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Los Angeles judge ordered the release of all pension data for 50,000 Los...