Benefits

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The November Employee Benefits Market Survey shows small, medium and large groups have faced significant price hikes for group healthcare coverage during the...

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A poll of American workers, conducted by Workplace Options, shows a shared sentiment across age groups that Millennials (ages 18-29) have a distinct...

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the results from the Intuit Inc. Small Business Employment Index, small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in November, but employees continued...

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Mexico teachers, school workers and higher education employees would face reduced retirement benefits and a minimum retirement age of 55 under a...

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is launching the Jewish Organization Equality Index (JOEI) survey.

November 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity’s Education Generational Survey found nearly half (49%) of the higher education workers surveyed describe themselves as "conservative" investors when it comes to...

November 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to a CareerBuilder survey, 50% of American workers plan to spend time holiday shopping online at work this season. 

November 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Philadelphia-area security company will pay $50,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a federal religious discrimination lawsuit, the  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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...