Benefits

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

McKinsey Finds Growing Number of Employers Likely to Drop Health Coverage

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research suggests that nearly a third of employers will be dropping their health care insurance programs after the provisions...

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

Court Awards $600K in AutoZone EEOC Case

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court jury has returned a verdict of $600,000 against AutoZone, Inc. for failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a disabled...

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

Delaying Retirement no Guarantee of Being Able to Afford Retirement

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study released by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that if Baby Boomers and Gen Xers delay their retirement...

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

Fathers Report Difficulty Maintaining Work/Life Balance

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new national poll from Workplace Options, a provider of work-life programs and employee benefits, shows a difficult balance between family commitments and...

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

Millennials More Focused on Fixing Bad Start than the Future

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research from SBR Consulting finds only 41% of millennials (those born between 1980 and 2000) make saving for retirement a priority.

Benefits | June 7th, 2011

NH Public TV Cuts 403(b) Contribution

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire Public Television is cutting 20 full-time jobs and taking other measures in response to state funding cuts.

Benefits | June 6th, 2011

Abuse Shelter Settles Retaliation Suit

June 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Columbia, Missouri, shelter for women who have been victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse has agreed to pay $103,000 to settle...

Benefits | June 6th, 2011

More MA Residents Support Health Care Reform

June 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts residents support the health care...

Benefits | June 6th, 2011

Living Longer Impacts Retirement Savings and the Workplace

June 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Living longer than expected is one of the most serious issues facing U.S. workers today, according to a new issue brief by the...

Benefits | June 6th, 2011

Plan Leakage a Lesser Concern than Participation Rates

June 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jean Young, senior research analyst in Vanguard Center for Retirement Research, says withdrawals and other leakage issues should be less of a concern...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2011

Younger Employees Who Volunteer More Loyal, Satisfied

June 3, 2011 - A new Deloitte survey reported that millennials who are regularly involved in workplace volunteer activities are more likely to be proud, loyal, and satisfied employees...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2011

CalSTRS Backs Bill Limiting Pension Spiking

June 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has voted to support proposed legislation that, if amended, would...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2011

Retirement Funding Expectations Changed

June 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The May Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index found significant differences between how today’s retired Americans are funding their retirements and how...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2011

KPMG Faces Gender Bias Suit

June 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former female senior manager at KPMG has filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the accounting firm of discriminating against its female...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2011

Survey Predicts Pay Increase for Sales

June 2, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent survey conducted by the Alexander Group, most companies plan to grant a base pay raise of between...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2011

Communities Struggle to Meet Needs of Aging Population

June 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report finds that, due to the financial consequences from the recent recession, many U.S. communities have been unable to make significant...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2011

Employers Turning to Employees to Trim Health Care Costs

June 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are beginning to rely more on employees to stem the tide of rising health care costs, according to Aon Hewitt.

Benefits | June 1st, 2011

Planning the Key Differentiator for Retirement Confidence

June 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A global study on retirement preparedness finds taking personal responsibility is key to confidence.

Benefits | June 1st, 2011

Survey Says Investors Are Fundamentally Changed

June 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—The majority of individual investors (58%) say they’ve lost faith in the stock market and nearly half are not likely to ever put more money...

Benefits | June 1st, 2011

Lincoln Uncovers Behaviors to Achieve Retirement Readiness

June 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Lincoln Financial Life Stages Study: Retirement Power indicates retirement savers should aim to hit the savings benchmark of at least 10 times...