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Benefits | May 24th, 2011

A Third of Companies Don’t Have Management Succession Plans

May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new CareerBuilder survey, nearly one-third (31%) of companies with more than 1,000 employees said they don’t currently have a succession...

Benefits | May 24th, 2011

Firm Settles Suit over Mandatory Retirement Policy

May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Asian World of Martial Arts, Inc., a mail and retail distributor of martial arts supplies based in Philadelphia, will pay $100,000 and provide...

Benefits | May 24th, 2011

Public Pensions Using Various Methods to Improve Funding

May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College says during 2010, the funded status of public plans fell from 79%...

Benefits | May 24th, 2011

Offering Annuities May Help with Workforce Planning

May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Mercer Perspectives report suggests that the most compelling incentive for plan sponsors to offer annuity investment options within defined contribution plans...

Benefits | May 24th, 2011

Auto Enrollment Boosts Participation, Hurts Contribution Rates

May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Aon Hewitt study found that participation in defined contribution (DC) plans has reached a record high of 75.8% among eligible employees.

Benefits | May 24th, 2011

Adviser Opportunity in 403(b) Market Still Big

May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Speaking on results of the latest 403(b) plan sponsor survey from the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America, Aaron Friedman, national practice leader for...

Benefits | May 23rd, 2011

Mercer Expects Move to Defined Contribution Design for Health Care

May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Mercer Perspectives report says that while most employers will continue to offer health benefits to active employees, some are likely to...

Benefits | May 23rd, 2011

Collaboration and Social Tools Drain Business Productivity

May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The proliferation of collaboration and social tools designed to increase productivity is actually costing businesses millions of dollars per year in lost productivity,...

Benefits | May 23rd, 2011

NLRB Steps In Again over Firing for Facebook Posts

May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a complaint in the firing of five employees who complained on Facebook about working conditions...

Benefits | May 23rd, 2011

403(b) Plans Increase Use of Advisers and Online Communications

May 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest 403(b) plan sponsor survey from the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) reveals sponsors are increasingly asking for help from investment...

Benefits | May 20th, 2011

Online College to Pay $260K to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

May 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - High-Tech Institute, Inc., doing business as Anthem College Online, will pay $260,000 as part of a settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed...

Benefits | May 20th, 2011

K-12 School District Facing Bias Lawsuit

May 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A State College (Pennsylvania) Area School District worker and her partner are suing the district alleging it discriminates in its employee-benefits policy.

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Recession Increased Retirement Delays

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research from The Conference Board reveals that the 2008-2009 economic recession has increased pressure on individuals to delay retirement.

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Younger Employees Have Well-Balanced Portfolios

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research from Vanguard shows that defined contribution plan participants younger than 30 have higher equity allocations than other generations had at the same...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

FRC Predicts $2T in IRA Rollovers in Coming Years

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Research Corporation (FRC) estimates that over the next five years, assets in defined contribution (DC) plans and IRAs will grow from...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Dunkin’ Donuts Employee Sues to be Made Whole on Tips

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee has filed a lawsuit against a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee that alleges its no tipping policy violates the Massachusetts Tips Law.

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Sponsors and Employees Diverge on Post-Retirement Roles

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BlackRock’s 2011 Defined Contribution Survey shows that both plan sponsors and participants feel the bulk of the responsibility for making sure a participant...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Canadian Employers Slow to Adopt Drug Cost Management Solutions

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian organizations that sponsor benefit plans are slow to adopt more innovative solutions to manage drug costs, according to a survey conducted by...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Financial Execs’ Compensation Improving

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executive compensation among financial executives is showing signs of improvement, with significantly fewer executives reporting a pay freeze in 2011, according to findings...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Employers Report Difficulty Finding Talent

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The results of ManpowerGroup’s sixth-annual Talent Shortage Survey reveal that 52% of U.S. employers are experiencing difficulty filling mission-critical positions within their organizations...