Benefits

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is applauding the introduction of the Federal Employees Responsible Investment Act (FERIA), which allows federal employees to select a...

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The post-retirement spend-down segment of retirement planning is experiencing a wave of innovations, according to a new collection of articles released by Mercer.

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bonus payouts declined significantly for almost all management positions at architecture, engineering (A/E), and environmental consulting firms even though manager salaries remained steady...

September 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Carrying the extra pounds is not only a major health hazard, but also can represent a big hit in the pocketbook, according to...

September 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 2010 Drive Safely Work Week campaign scheduled for October 4 through October 8 focuses on how employers can institute policies against using...

September 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Purdue University has retained Fidelity Investments as the sole recordkeeping and administrative service provider to Purdue’s 403(b) plan for faculty and administrative/professional staff...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $10 million, five-year settlement which will end the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC)...

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.