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Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Military Contractor Sued over Picked on Male Worker

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DynCorp International, LLC, a US-based private military contractor and aircraft maintenance company, is being sued by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for...

Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Middle-Income Boomers Commit to Retirement Savings

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest study released by the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement (CSR) reveals despite a bleak economic outlook,...

Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Employers Want Workers Who Keep Emotions in Check

August 18, 2011 (PLANSONSOR.com) – According to a CareerBuilder survey, 71% of employers say they value emotional intelligence (EI) over IQ in employees.

Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Majority of Large Employers Revamping Health Benefit Programs for 2012

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, large U.S. employers are planning to have workers share more of...

Benefits | August 17th, 2011

Most Stock Drop Cases Involve 401(k) Plans

August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a new review of litigation on the issue of employer stock in retirement plans, the National Center for Employee Ownership has found...

Benefits | August 17th, 2011

Employees' Poor Emotional Well-Being is Obstacle to Wellness Effort

August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new report released by ComPsych Corporation, the state of many employees' emotional health likely will not support healthy...

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

NYU Settles EEOC Race and National Origin Bias Suit

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York University (NYU), the largest private university in the United States, and one of New York City’s 10 biggest employers, will pay...

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

Federal Thrift Savings Plan Participants Flee to Safety

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to FedSmith, in the month of July, the Federal Thrift Savings Plan G fund, the most conservative investment offered by the plan, hit...

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

Report Finds Relationship between Having Pension and Retirement Age

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a new Issue Brief released by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, authors contend the increase of older workers in...

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

Nice Guys Really Do Finish Last in the Workplace

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to a recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, men who are agreeable in the workplace are...

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

Hospitals Expand Worker Smoking Restrictions

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some health care employers are extending their smoke-free policies to regulate smoking during breaks and the smell of smoke on employees.

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

MA Nurses in Disagreement over Pension Plan

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, who thought they had negotiated a more favorable retirement plan last October at four Caritas Christi Health...

Benefits | August 15th, 2011

Study Finds Telecommuters More Ethical

August 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a survey of more than 200 firms, the Ethisphere Institute and Jones Lang LaSalle found employees who work from home commit less...

Benefits | August 15th, 2011

Benefits Brokers and Consultants See Opportunities

August 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the slow economic recovery and the uncertain impact of health care reform, benefits brokers and consultants appear optimistic about the future of...

Benefits | August 12th, 2011

Workers Say Experience More Important than Education for Advancement

August 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than three quarters of respondents around the world say experience is more important than education when it comes to advancing a person’s...

Benefits | August 12th, 2011

403(b)s Are Here to Stay

August 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although regulations have been streamlined to make 403(b) plans more consistent with 401(k) plans, not-for-profit organizations intend to maintain their current plans, according...

Benefits | August 12th, 2011

Medical Center Accused of Gender Discrimination

August 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit in federal court against Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Missouri, alleging that it violated...

Benefits | August 11th, 2011

Postal Service Wants to Withdraw from Federal Retirement Plan

August 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to withdraw its employees from the health and retirement plans that cover federal staffers and create its...

Benefits | August 11th, 2011

Study Finds Increased Interest in Voluntary Benefits

August 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty percent of U.S. employers (10 employees or more) said they are considering adding a new voluntary benefit option within the next two years,...

Benefits | August 11th, 2011

Museum Employee Given Permanent Potty Break

August 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A famed Austrian museum has fired an employee for washing his hands and face with his urine.