Benefits

August 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis finds that generally, premiums for consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) are lower than premiums for non-CDHPs.

August 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based truck stop company has agreed to a $75,000 out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit alleging it failed to stop customers...

August 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent BLR poll found that just over one-quarter of respondents (26%) had been influenced by an applicant's weight during the hiring process.

August 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Towers Watson Data Services survey found that companies are projecting merit increases of 2.7% for 2011, an increase from 2.3% this year...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study concludes that while offering convenient savings options to low-income workers should help improve their retirement security, fewer individuals may take...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Mercer’s 2010/2011 US Compensation Planning Survey, more than 98% of companies plan to award base pay increases in 2011.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most common communication vehicles organizations use to engage employees and foster productivity are email (83%) and an organization’s Intranet (75%), according to...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In addition to their financial woes, public-sector defined benefit retirement plans have a number of structural elements that negatively affect the teaching work...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan fees seem to be at the top of the list of retirement plan sponsors’ fiduciary concerns, according to a panel at PLANSPONSOR’s...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and advisers were given new food for thought at the opening of PLANSPONSOR’s National Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit plans use alternative or non-traditional investments to hedge against risk, but recently defined contribution plan sponsors are also seeking this diversification.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While benchmarking your plan fees may be considered a basic part of carrying out your fiduciary responsibilities, it can be a bit easier...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of 403(b) plans have had a lot to do in a short amount of time, and that combination leaves room for errors.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is a lot of work to be done by retirement plan fiduciaries to uncover any revenue-sharing fees relating to their plans.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attendees of the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago, Illinois, were reminded there are still probably some things retirement plan fiduciaries are doing wrong.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There has been a lot of talk since Roth 401(k)s and 403(b)s have been introduced that these options will only benefit the highly...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A panel at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago, Illinois, gave attendees an exhaustive list of types of litigation that would trigger fiduciary...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Auto plan features may have swept through the U.S. retirement plan space like a California wildfire on a summer day, but that doesn’t...

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement income is a rapidly evolving space in the retirement market.

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Selecting the best provider for your plan depends on asking the right questions, and that requires a review of plan design and plan...