Benefits

March 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-six percent of Health Savings Account (HSA) participants at Fidelity Investments use more than 90% of their annual HSA contribution on qualified medical...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Merit compensation increases are expected to average around 3% for 2011, reflecting higher budgeted amounts across all employee groups, compared to the 2.7%...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a $65,000 jury verdict against AutoZone, Inc. in an Equal...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. Senate committee report has echoed a recent study by government auditors in calling for more participant disclosure about securities lending practices...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In recent testimony, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that 401(k) plan participants only receive a portion of the return when the reinvested...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New Hampshire State Senate has passed a pension reform bill that critics say will result in more lawsuits by workers protesting changes...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study by HR Solutions measuring overall job satisfaction of hospital employees finds human resources staff are in the top five most...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Having worked through the challenges of last year, the majority of 403(b) sponsors are secure in their processes.

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Plateau Systems reveals that despite high job satisfaction, a wide majority of workers would...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Capital One Bank finds that more than one-third (37%) of Americans plan to spend all or part of this...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-nine percent of respondents to a recent Charles Schwab poll cite charitable giving as a priority on the path to retirement.

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Mexico House has approved a proposal designed to improve the solvency of New Mexico's public employee pension programs.

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Oklahoma State Senate has approved legislation that would increase the time before new teachers would be eligible to participate in the retirement...

March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Department of Labor look into ways retirement plan sponsors and participants can be made...

March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Brentwood, Long Island (New York) Fire District will pay $465,600 to settle a class age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...

March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Department store Belk Inc. will pay $55,000 to settle a religious discrimin­ation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC).

March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the percentage of plan sponsors in a new study providing automatic enrollment increased slightly from 39% in 2009 to 45% in 2010,...

March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half of the respondents in a new study work with a limited scope investment adviser (ERISA Section 3(21)(a)), where both the...

March 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 77% of retirement plans responding to a new survey said they have emerging markets equities in their plans or are considering including...

March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey, commissioned by online investing firm Scottrade finds many Baby Boomers (born 1945-1966) have retirement savings regrets that can provide an...