Benefits

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Tarsadia Hotels, doing business as Comfort Suites, which operates...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the Department of Labor issued its regulation on Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs), target-date funds have been favored as a QDIA selection...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 53rd Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans from the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) indicates an increased concentration by...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has accused Tyson Fresh Meats of systematically rejecting female job applicants at its plant in Joslin, Illinois.

September 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from Spectrem Group finds high-balance retirement plan participants aren’t showing much loyalty to their plan providers when rolling over their money.

September 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 31% of those in a new survey who were hit with health coverage cost hikes have cut their retirement savings, and 55%...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new CareerBuilder survey finds some resumes stood out for the wrong reasons.

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three women who claimed they were examples of a systemic gender bias problem at Goldman Sachs have sued the Wall Street firm in...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employer health care costs for active employees next year are projected to rise 8.2% after plan changes, to an average annual cost of...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research from the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) finds the average ESOP participant has 20% more defined contribution (DC) assets than...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index finds more workers are concerned about their finances in retirement, but also more are doing something about...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has unveiled a sweeping reform program, including a hiked retirement age, for the Garden State’s badly underfunded pension...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study of South Dakota’s Supplemental Retirement Plan (SRP) has found that instituting automatic enrollment results in a staggering leap in participation rates.

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A North Carolina-based work-life benefit provider has found that women are three times more likely than men to spend at least 25% of...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While a majority (55%) of 401(k) plan participants surveyed say they would use free personalized advice if their employer made it available, an...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds finance professionals primarily rely on LinkedIn as a job search tool, but 72% have a social media account to...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Median U.S. chief legal officer total cash compensation (salaries plus bonuses) decreased by almost 4% this year to $466,800, according to the 2010...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Ulster County, New York, woman whose Facebook posting led to her arrest and conviction for stealing $8,975 in workers' compensation benefits was...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Medical plan costs are forecasted to increase at double-digit rates in the next 12 months, according to Aon Consulting’s 2010 Health Care Trend...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most common methods to determine employee salary increases are salary increase/merit guidelines or ranges (79%) and manager discretion to determine pay raises...