Benefits

Benefits | January 6th, 2011

Employers Becoming More Flexible

January 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new CareerBuilder survey finds employers are becoming more relaxed about set schedules and dress codes as they take measures to enhance the...

Benefits | January 6th, 2011

Affordable Benefits More Attractive than Salary

January 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are becoming more optimistic about their job prospects in the New Year, according to a CareerBuilder survey.

Benefits | January 6th, 2011

Many Employers Not Measuring Wellness Programs

January 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers spent 35% more or about $220 on each employee who participated in a wellness program in 2010 compared to 2009, according to...

Benefits | January 5th, 2011

Few Plan Annuity Purchase as Retirement Nest Egg Hedge

January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A third of those responding to a new survey fret about outliving their retirement nest egg, but only one in five plan to...

Benefits | January 5th, 2011

AIG Incentive Savings Plan Participant Sues PwC over Audits

January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former employee of American International Group Inc. has filed a lawsuit claiming PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. was negligent in its audits of AIG and...

Benefits | January 5th, 2011

A “New” Savings Approach for Participants

January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – I got an interesting email yesterday from a plan sponsor about a new savings opportunity.

Benefits | January 4th, 2011

JW Marriott Sued by EEOC

January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The JW Marriott is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegations it allowed a male supervisor to physically and verbally...

Benefits | January 4th, 2011

Saving for Retirement among Things Delayed during Recession

January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventeen percent of respondents to a recent TD Ameritrade survey said the recession of 2008-2009 forced them to delay saving and investing for...

Benefits | January 4th, 2011

NJ Troopers Battle to Stay on the Job

January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may be trying to raise the retirement age for many government workers, but he wants to keep the...

Benefits | January 4th, 2011

Belo Corp. Splits out Pensions of Newspaper Companies

January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A. H. Belo Corporation and parent company Belo Corp. have completed the split of The G. B. Dealey Retirement Pension Plan into separately-sponsored...

Benefits | January 4th, 2011

Beckley Joins WV 457 Plan

January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under a resolution approved by Beckley Mayor Emmett Pugh, city workers are free to join Retirement Plus, the 457 supplemental retirement plan administered...

Benefits | January 4th, 2011

NTSAA Summit Identifies Issues between Sponsors and Providers

January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – The National Tax Sheltered Accounts Association says many 403(b) sponsors do not determine whether third-party administrator fees are reasonable for the services...

Benefits | January 3rd, 2011

Employers See Cost Hikes from HCR

January 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-four percent of employers in a recent survey said they expect the health reform law will further increase their health care costs.

Benefits | January 3rd, 2011

U.S. Base Salary Increases on the Rise for 2011

January 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employees can expect median base salary increases of 2.8% in 2011, according to a new Hay Group survey.

Benefits | January 3rd, 2011

Facebook Joins Employers Extending Domestic Partner Tax Benefit

January 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Facebook social media giant is the latest in a string of employers to cover the extra taxes imposed on gay employees with...

Benefits | January 3rd, 2011

Wilmington Trust Targeted in 401(k) Investigation

January 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Looks like the New Year is going to kick off on a litigious note.

Benefits | December 31st, 2010

LLSU Publishes Banished Word List

December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It’s a list of epic fails that “the American People” might well “Google” or “Facebook” with their BFFs – or...

Benefits | December 31st, 2010

Exotic Dancers Gain Class Status in Wage Dispute

December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of exotic dancers has been awarded class certification by a federal judge in their labor law claim.

Benefits | December 31st, 2010

Memorial Health Halts 401(k) Match

December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Memorial Health will suspend its matching contributions to employees’ retirement accounts for at least a year, beginning February 1.

Benefits | December 30th, 2010

Small Hiring Improvement Seen for 2011

December 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers plan to add full-time, permanent headcount in 2011 compared to 2010 with a continued emphasis on hiring in technology and revenue-producing...