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Benefits | February 24th, 2011

Merit Increases Rebounding from Recession

February 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers are planning to give employees this year the largest merit increases since the start of the financial crisis, according to a...

Benefits | February 24th, 2011

Scott Pension Reform Presented to FL Legislative Panel

February 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives grilled the policy chief for Governor Rick Scott at a hearing about Scott’s proposal to require...

Benefits | February 23rd, 2011

TX Retirement System Announces New and Reappointed Board Members

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed Jim Parrish of McKinney to the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) Board of Trustees for a term...

Benefits | February 23rd, 2011

GAO Urges More Help with TDFs for Plan Sponsors

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends that the Department of Labor take actions to assist retirement plan sponsors in selecting target-date funds to...

Benefits | February 23rd, 2011

Many Workers not Happy with Job Recognition

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first semi-annual report for the newly-launched Globoforce Workforce Mood Tracker shows many employees are not happy with the recognition they receive for...

Benefits | February 23rd, 2011

One-in-Five Canadian Workers Late to Work at Least Once a Week

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new CareerBuilder.ca survey reveals that 19% of Canadian workers said they arrive late to work at least once a week, up from...

Benefits | February 23rd, 2011

Hiring Managers Share Most Outrageous Tardiness Excuses

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a recent CareerBuilder survey workers shared a variety of reasons for being tardy, with the top excuse being traffic-related (30%), followed by...

Benefits | February 23rd, 2011

Fidelity Data Shows Engaged Retirement Plan Participants

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity found workplace retirement plan participants are increasingly more engaged in their plans.

Benefits | February 22nd, 2011

MassMutual Finds Gender Split in Asset Allocation Fund Choice

February 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While men and women participants are turning to asset allocation funds in similar numbers, women are showing a discernable preference...

Benefits | February 22nd, 2011

MA Adds Gender Identity to Discrimination Protections of State Workers

February 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed an executive order that would ban state agencies from making employment decisions based on gender identity.

Benefits | February 18th, 2011

Managing Health a Lower Priority for Workers

February 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the second of its Employees Perspectives on Health Care reports, Towers Watson says health is slipping farther down employees’ priority lists.

Benefits | February 18th, 2011

403(b) Webcast Series: Reducing Fiduciary Risk

February 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the first of PLANSPONSOR’s 2011 403(b) Webcast series, sponsored by Fidelity Investments, speakers discussed what new fee disclosure regulations mean for fiduciaries...

Benefits | February 17th, 2011

Fidelity Sees Spike in Roth IRA Conversions

February 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments reports that nearly one-third of its Roth IRA Conversions executed across its retail and adviser businesses in 2010 occurred during the...

Benefits | February 17th, 2011

Business Travelers Report Unusual Experiences

February 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – From getting locked out of a hotel room in skivvies to witnessing a birth on an airplane, respondents to a new CareerBuilder survey...

Benefits | February 17th, 2011

Cutback on Business Travel Hurt the Bottom Line for Some

February 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new CareerBuilder survey reports that three-in-ten (30%) companies said they cut back on business travel last year.

Benefits | February 17th, 2011

FL Lawmaker Proposes Move to DC Plan for State Workers

February 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two new bills introduced in the Florida state Senate would require state and local governments to close their traditional retirement plans to new...

Benefits | February 17th, 2011

Corporate Policies Hinder Use of Social Media in Recruiting

February 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new global survey of HR professionals published by StepStone Solutions reveals that corporate policies and lack of understanding are stifling recruiters’ use...

Benefits | February 16th, 2011

Study Finds Lack of Understanding of Target-Date Fund Diversification

February 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Focus group discussions conducted by the Center for Financial Security at Boston College provided insight into the reasons some retirement plan participants mix...

Benefits | February 16th, 2011

More Workers Seeing Health Benefits in Wellness Programs

February 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Achieving better overall health is the top reason American workers (43%) report they participate or would participate in a wellness benefit program according...

Benefits | February 16th, 2011

Many Americans Unprepared for Unexpected Retirement Events

February 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans may not be preparing for the unexpected events that may interfere with their retirement plans, according to a new MetLife Mature Market...