Benefits

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...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research has found that lower productivity is not why women partners at law firms earn less on average than their male counterparts.

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Congressman Christopher Lee (R-New York) announced an independent investigation will commence into the federal government’s treatment of Delphi retirees’ pension plans.

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ninety-four percent of employers in a recent survey said they typically raise employees’ pay when they are promoted, while 92% hand out merit...

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The percentage of Fortune 1000 companies with defined benefit (DB) plans that had not frozen any of them has fallen significantly over the...

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though ESOPs were not immune to impacts of the recent recession, leaders of ESOP companies still feel strongly that their company is...

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ameriprise Financial’s second New Retirement Mindscape study finds significant changes compared to 2005 among those three to five years away from retirement.

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty-one percent of state and local government employees in a recent poll said they are unsure or uncomfortable about their ability to set...

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for the second time in a year over allegations...

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Washington war of words over the impact of health care reform on premium increases got a bit more heated with a demand...

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A jury has found that Michaels Stores violated federal labor laws in its treatment and termination of an employee who was undergoing chemotherapy...

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed three new disability discrimination cases, charging employers in Georgia, Maryland and Michigan with violations...

September 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although workers recently surveyed gave their bosses high marks in some areas, most picked Jacob from "Lost" as the TV boss most like...

September 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 72% of employers in a recent poll have adopted auto plan features, with 51% using auto enrollment and 71% deferring participants into...