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Benefits | July 7th, 2011

Retaliation Most Frequent EEOC Complaint by Public Sector

July 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees and applicants filed 17,583 complaints of employment discrimination during fiscal year 2010, a 3.75% increase over the previous year, according to...

Benefits | July 7th, 2011

Verizon Settles Suit over Inflexible Absence Policy for $20M

July 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications will pay $20 million and provide significant equitable relief to resolve a nationwide class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by...

Benefits | July 7th, 2011

PSNC 2011: Misbehavioral Finance

July 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s always a lot of talk about how to improve participant behavior in a retirement plan, but sometimes it’s the plan sponsor that...

Benefits | July 7th, 2011

PSNC 2011: Five Things You Need to Know about Retirement Income

July 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When defined benefit plans were the prominent employer-sponsored savings vehicle, employees didn’t worry about accumulating savings; they knew they were going to get...

Benefits | July 6th, 2011

Some Employers Still Cautious to Adopt CDHPs

July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although organizations are concerned about costs when deciding which health benefits to offer employees, less than half (42%) offer Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs), according...

Benefits | July 6th, 2011

Report Highlights Participant, Plan Differences among Industries

July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Supplemental industry reports to Vanguard’s How America Saves analysis show industry differences in plan design and participant behavior.

Benefits | July 6th, 2011

Regulations Will Squeeze Profits of DC Plan Providers: FRC

July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continued scrutiny by regulators and legislators on the fees and outcomes of defined contribution (DC) plans is pressuring revenues at organizations that provide...

Benefits | July 6th, 2011

HSA Growth Continues

July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An annual census by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) of U.S. health insurance carriers shows that the number of people covered by health...

Benefits | July 6th, 2011

More Employees See Pay Raises

July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to WorldatWork’s 38^th Annual Salary Budget Survey, salary increases are slowly trending upward toward pre-recession levels.

Benefits | July 6th, 2011

Half of Employees not Expecting a Pay Raise

July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee pessimism regarding pay raises increased in the second quarter of 2011, according to the Q2 Glassdoor Employment Confidence Survey.

Benefits | July 5th, 2011

PSNC 2011: Is Your Plan Ready for a Retirement Income Option?

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Phil Senderowitz, Senior Plan Consultant, 401(k) Advisors, told attendees of the PLANSPONSOR National Conference that to know whether their retirement plan is ready...

Benefits | July 5th, 2011

Two-Thirds of Employees Can Fully Check Out on Vacation

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey from jobs and career community Glassdoor finds 45% of employees and those self employed who have taken/plan to take a...

Benefits | July 5th, 2011

Bad Breath Blocks Career Bump

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bad breath, disheveled clothing, piercings and tattoos ranked highest among personal attributes employers said would make an employee less appealing for a promotion.

Benefits | July 5th, 2011

Nearly Four in Ten Quit Jobs over Unreasonable Managers

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half (46%) of employees surveyed by OfficeTeam said they have worked for an unreasonable manager.

Benefits | July 5th, 2011

Union Sues School District over Missing 403(b) Plan Contributions

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The union serving teachers and counselors in the Twin Rivers Unified School District in California has sued the district alleging the money members...

Benefits | July 4th, 2011

PSNC 2011: The New World of NQDC

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The non qualified deferred compensation plan marketplace has changed from what it was years ago.

Benefits | July 1st, 2011

GAO Finds Many Retirees Pass up Additional Retirement Income

July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a recent report reviewing retirement income strategies, policies, and retiree choices, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found most retirees rely primarily on...

Benefits | July 1st, 2011

Michigan Senate Bill Alters Teacher Tenure Rules

July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Michigan Senate passed a package of bills that would alter teacher tenure rules and cap how much taxpayers can pay on health...

Benefits | July 1st, 2011

No Paid Sick Leave Mandate in Philadelphia

July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed a bill that would have required many businesses to allow their employees to accrue paid sick time.

Benefits | July 1st, 2011

Report Finds Decline in Employer Health Insurance Coverage

July 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall, the percentage of the U.S. nonelderly population with employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) declined from 69% in 1999/2000 to 61% in 2008/2009, according...