Benefits

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...

Benefits | July 18th, 2011

RI Judge to Hear Unions’ Challenge to Pension Changes

July 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Rhode Island judge is scheduled to weigh arguments in a lawsuit by public-employee unions challenging reductions in pension benefits.

Benefits | July 18th, 2011

EEOC Prevails in Suit against Abercrombie

July 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has agreed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that national clothing retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch, doing business...

Benefits | July 18th, 2011

Americans Investing More in Retirement

July 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from The Hartford found increased participation among many Americans in 401(k)s and other defined contribution (DC) plans.

Benefits | July 15th, 2011

Louisville City Employees’ Domestic Partners to Get Benefits

July 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Louisville, Kentucky, Mayor Greg Fischer will sign an executive order that extends health insurance benefits to the domestic partners of Metro Government employees.

Benefits | July 15th, 2011

Judge Rejects Request to Block Part of NH Pension Reform

July 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Hampshire judge has rejected a request from the New Hampshire Retirement System to immediately block implementation of part of a new...

Benefits | July 15th, 2011

Puerto Rican Bank Settles Stock Drop Case

July 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gainey & McKenna and Harwood Feffer LLP, plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel, and Popular, Inc. announce that a Settlement has been preliminarily approved by the...

Benefits | July 15th, 2011

Nurses Picket over Switch to 403(b)

July 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eastern Niagara Hospital-Lockport registered nurses picketed outside the hospital last week in a fight to keep the retirement plan they say the hospital...

Benefits | July 14th, 2011

Social Media Use Grows, but Firms Lack Policies

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of all businesses do not have social media and networking policies in place, despite the fact that 76% use social networking...

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