Benefits

Benefits | July 25th, 2011

Retirement Plan Adviser Use Expected to Increase

July 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Diversified’s just released Prescience 2015: Expert Opinions on the Future of Retirement Plans, the need for ongoing holistic service from a...

Benefits | July 25th, 2011

Airline Learns Sprite no Substitute for 7UP

July 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Air Canada flight attendant's apparent inability to understand a request for 7UP spoken in French has led to a court award of...

Benefits | July 25th, 2011

Small Business Employees Could Use Financial Help

July 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife’s 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends study found few Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) in the employ of small businesses (16%) said...

Benefits | July 25th, 2011

Pay not the Top Factor in Perception of Reward Fairness

July 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When it comes to rewards, it’s neither total pay nor salary increases that have the biggest impact on employees’ perceptions of fairness, according...

Benefits | July 25th, 2011

Middle-Class Workers Looking to Bail

July 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of middle-class Americans are unhappy in their work and looking to make a change, according to the First Command Financial...

Benefits | July 25th, 2011

Fidelity Finds Link between HSA Participation and Higher 401(k) Balance

July 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis by Fidelity Investments found 401(k) participants with a health savings account (HSA) accrued more than twice as much in their 401(k)s...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2011

North Dakota’s PPACA Waiver Request Denied

July 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Health and Human Services has, for the first time, rejected a state’s request for a waiver under...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2011

Most Americans Missing a “Plan B”

July 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study from State Farm found that fewer than fifty percent of Americans have a financial back-up plan in place.

Benefits | July 22nd, 2011

NJ Judge Files Lawsuit over Public Sector Benefit Changes

July 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A state Superior Court judge claims in a lawsuit that New Jersey’s public worker pension and health benefits increases should be revoked for...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2011

CT Adds Gender Identity to Anti-Discrimination Law

July 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An amendment to Connecticut law prohibits employers in the state from discriminating against their employees based on “gender identity or expression.”

Benefits | July 22nd, 2011

Employers See More Burden than Benefits from Health Reform

July 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty-seven percent of Lockton Benefit Group clients responding to a survey said the increase in employee wellness incentives is the most beneficial element...

Benefits | July 21st, 2011

Careers Could be Lost in the Clutter

July 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new CareerBuilder survey finds nearly three-in-ten (28%) employers say they are less likely to promote someone who has a disorganized or messy...

Benefits | July 21st, 2011

Union Launches Campaign against Federal Worker Pension Changes

July 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One of the largest federal employee unions is launching a public awareness campaign to lobby against proposals targeting the pay and benefits of...

Benefits | July 20th, 2011

States Support MO Challenge to Health Care Law

July 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and officials from 20 other states filed a brief with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that challenges...

Benefits | July 20th, 2011

Unions Sue Arizona over Pension Changes

July 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three unions have challenged an Arizona budget provision that shifts the proportions of retirement contributions paid by government workers and employers.

Benefits | July 19th, 2011

Survey Finds Telecommuters Are Happier

July 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent survey from Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., telecommuters say they feel and work better when working...

Benefits | July 19th, 2011

Unnecessary Meetings a Top Pet Peeve

July 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly one-third (31%) of managers interviewed for an Accountemps survey said beginning or ending late tops their list of meeting pet peeves.

Benefits | July 19th, 2011

Advisers Say Clients Are not Saving Enough

July 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only one in 10 financial professionals responding to a Principal Financial Group survey said their clients find it easy to visualize their financial...

Benefits | July 19th, 2011

Iowa Universities Restore Retirement Contributions

July 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The University of Iowa is restoring its retirement contribution for merit and professional and scientific staff to pre-recession levels, citing a strong economic...

Benefits | July 18th, 2011

San Francisco to Increase Health Care Spending Requirement

July 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beginning on January 1, 2012, employers in San Francisco with 100 or more employees will be required to spend $2.20 per hour per...