Benefits

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2010, almost six out of 10 women owned some sort of life insurance, which is on par with men’s life insurance ownership,...

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Funds the government has put aside to subsidize retiree health costs for employers may run out of money as soon as this year,...

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Los Angeles officials have unveiled a tentative labor agreement that would increase health care and pension contributions for thousands of municipal workers and...

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-eight percent of female workers involved in a recent CareerBuilder poll said they feel they are paid less than male counterparts with the...

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An update on research first released in 2008 finds the characteristics of a company’s employees are more of an influence on whether a...

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An order of nuns is suing Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, after years of trying to withdraw from...

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of more than 1,900 nonprofit leaders in markets nationwide found that while there are some signs of hope, many nonprofits are...

March 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City should require its retired public employees to pay for Medicare Part B premiums—the way all but four states do—instead of...

March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Six former and current employees of a U.S. unit of Bayer A.G. filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the company, alleging bias against...

March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a preliminary report this week on the life expectancy of a baby born in 2009.

March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Fort Worth City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday to reduce benefits for new municipal general-fund employees in Fort Worth.

March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from The Principal finds that non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) solutions continue to be viewed by employers and participants alike as a...

March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kansas lawmakers are debating new proposals to address long-term funding problems facing the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.

March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The total assets held in employer sponsored retirement plans were $10.2 trillion at the end of 2010, up 11% from $9.3 trillion a...

March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis from Vanguard finds that about half of mixed target-date investing - holding a target-date fund in combination with other investments -...

March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ordinary personal legal matters may be common occurrences, but can take a toll on workplace productivity.

March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to providing guidance on distributing assets for a 403(b) plan termination, the IRS’ recent revenue ruling also indicated the steps sponsors...

March 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found men and women are equally likely to say they (and/or their spouse)...

March 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found men and women are equally likely to say they (and/or their spouse)...

March 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the substantial market and economic shock of 2008–2009, defined contribution (DC) retirement plan savings for most participants continued to grow over three-...