Benefits

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new public opinion research report indicates Americans think the recession revealed the flaws in the current retirement plan landscape and the government...

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Confidence among U.S. employers is spreading geographically, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total not-for-profit assets in a survey of providers representing 90% of the 403(b) and 457 retirement plan markets were over $1 trillion as...

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PLANSPONSOR’s 2010 DC Survey finds non-profits and religious organizations are in the top 50% of industries that use retirement plan advisers.

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study indicates that plan sponsor control over the vendors from which K-12 403(b) participants can choose may result in greater retirement...

March 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (57%) of bosses polled by OfficeTeam said March Madness activities in the workplace, such as watching games or participating in...

March 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maine Governor Paul LePage says his recently unveiled package of public employee pension cutbacks will hurt government workers, but the move is necessary to...

March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although more than half of business professionals around the world report that they are dissatisfied with their jobs, a large majority plan to...

March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A CIGNA provider contracting manager has accused her employer in a lawsuit of gender bias of giving male employees preferential treatment over female...

March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Confidence in investment decisions and the stock market among women is much lower than among men and the gap is widening, according to...

March 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PLANSPONSOR’s DC Survey found that 403(b) sponsors are embracing features such as automatic enrollment and target-date funds to help employees save.

March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-one percent of organizations polled do not have a clearly defined strategy for developing women for leadership roles, according to the new Mercer...

March 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is pushing a plan under which civilian city employees would see their pension benefits cut back and their...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A net 5% of executives interviewed for The Robert Half Professional Employment Report said they expect to add full-time, professional-level employees in the...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A net 5% of executives interviewed for The Robert Half Professional Employment Report said they expect to add full-time, professional-level employees in the...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-three percent of Americans in a new poll would use a secure online communication solution to make it easier to get lab results,...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly 50% of employees surveyed have considered leaving their current jobs, and 21% have applied for another job in the past six months,...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As pensions are increasingly replaced by 401(k) plans for working Americans, the Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index shows retired Americans are...

March 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new research brief by a Washington, D.C. trade group blames “an onerous regulatory environment” for the trend away from defined benefit and...

March 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total assets rolled over in health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) increased to $4.2 billion in 2010, up from...