Benefits

April 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With compensation packages in the six figures and more, some public-college presidents have offered sacrifices in a year in which layoffs, program closures,...

April 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In Mercer’s opinion, 2011 is a year for tax-exempt organizations (TEOs) to focus on reviewing and refining the processes for determining reasonable executive...

April 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Proposals presented to the Board of Trustees could save millions for Purdue University's health benefit system, a study committee said.

April 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 95% of parents say they are primarily accountability or their children’s financial education but only 29%  think they are "excellent" financial role models,...

April 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Buck Consultants survey found that 60% of organizations are measuring their cost savings from green programs, up from 39%.

April  8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown allows parents to insure their adult children up to age 26 without being...

April 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has ordered Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) to release its current payroll records to a state retiree.

April 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Delaware House voted 37-3 approving a bill to increase state employees’ contributions for benefits.

April 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – High-quality employee wellness programs in small businesses improve employee health and well-being, which drives improvements in organizational outcomes such as absenteeism, health care...

April 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee presented a tentative plan to unions aimed to rein in the city’s ballooning retirement costs.

April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research released by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. finds Americans ages 45 and older with lower incomes worry more about rising...

April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of working Australians (61%) support the Federal Government’s plan to increase the superannuation guarantee (SG) from 9% to 12%, the latest...

April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The resume helps land the interview, but when it comes to making hiring decisions, employers are looking for less-obvious clues that an applicant...

April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New survey results from Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., suggest that having a fully stocked kitchen, with food, coffee and...

April 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maryland lawmakers agreed to state pension and retiree health benefit changes that aim to increase the state’s funding of its pension system from...

April 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers who are emotionally disconnected from their work and workplace -- known as "actively disengaged" workers -- rate their lives more poorly...

April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has affirmed a $1 million judgment against Whirlpool Corporation in a sex and race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S....

April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study by the ING Retirement Research Institute found less than half of respondents (48%) indicated that they feel “in control” of their...

April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The North Dakota House has rejected a proposal to add a banker and stockbroker to the state Investment Board.

April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reminder, benefit plan sponsors and service providers, April 4 could be a big day in your world.