Benefits

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost half (46%) of middle market plan sponsors who switched providers in 2011 say they did so to upgrade their plan, according to...

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed another lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch for religious discrimination.

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The college and university workforce is more confident regarding its prospects for a financially secure retirement than are American workers in general, according...

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report on how charter schools handle teachers’ pensions, published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, says a significant number of charter...

June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An agreement by the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington (Delaware) to aggressively address deficits in its pension plan for lay employees clears the way...

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer-sponsored retirement plans continue to shift away from defined benefit plans toward defined contribution savings plans and Roth 401(k) savings plans, according to...

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with rising benefit costs and increased regulatory complexity, four out of 10 U.S. employers expect to spend more time governing their employer-sponsored...

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of Americans say they want and need income replacement projections but most have neither access to that data nor an understanding...

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A panel at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference discussed best practices for building a better retirement plan investment menu.

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey conducted by HR Daily Advisor investigated how employers are attempting to lower their health care bills, often by shifting more...

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor Paul LePage has signed into law legislation that will phase out funding of a state program that provides subsidized health care...

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference, 403(b) plan sponsors heard what some peers are doing to best manage and administer their 403(b) programs.

June 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As various states grapple with reforming their public employee pension systems, the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) contends the experience of how...

June 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Tracker Survey, nearly all HR leaders surveyed (99%) anticipate employee engagement being a key challenge they will...

June 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey from WorldatWork found that the total number of people who worked from home or another remote location for an entire...

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of 45 General Motors Co. salaried retirees have filed a lawsuit claiming the auto giant and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. breached...

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) and Boston Research Group have collaborated to complete a survey of non-qualified plans.

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of selectmen of Simsbury, Connecticut, voted to seek requests for proposals from third-party providers to assess the long-term financial viability of...

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Findings from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) show that the likelihood a worker will or will not have employment-based health benefits...

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A transgender public employee has sued the state of Oregon because its health plan refused to cover a surgery as part of his...