Benefits

July 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest study by The Vanguard Group of its defined contribution recordkeeping data was full of good news with word that many of...

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human resources management company Ceridian Corp. will close its 190-employee Morrisville, North Carolina, operation next year, according to a media report.

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-seven percent of employers report that their organization offers telecommuting in some form, according to a recent survey by BLR.

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. workers saw the value of their employer-sponsored retirement benefits - as measured by percentage of pay - decline by double-digit levels over...

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent report from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America revealed that more than 41% of full-time employees said they would consider...

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State and local government workers are more likely to have both a medical care and retirement plan than their private-sector counterparts, according to...

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a result of the economic downturn and low corporate income growth, many companies are reviewing their car benefit policies to contain costs,...

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has signed into law financial reform legislation which includes changes to pay and governance requirements for companies.

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A consulting and research firm predicts that deals in the benefits administration outsourcing (BAO) market will grow by 12% to 18% this year.

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest Ariel Black Investor Survey found that African American investors were twice as likely to have cut their 401(k) contributions to survive...

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. sponsors of defined contribution (DC) plans are focused on responding to Department of Labor (DoL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) activities, according to a...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For Gen Xers (those currently ages 36–45), how long they are eligible to participate in a defined contribution (401(k)-type) retirement plan can make...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) plans several initiatives next year to help gather more information about employers’ family leave policies and how...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. employers are reporting a 2.5% average salary budget increase across all employee categories for 2010.

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed legislation requiring new state workers to contribute toward their pensions and to stay on the job longer...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) analysis of the health and productivity management (HPM) practices of 450 U.S. employers indicates HPM has a positive...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While employers are under no obligation to create a retirement plan committee, it may prove the best legal move they ever made. 

July 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MetLife has announced the availability of a new resource designed to equip small business employers and brokers with practical benefits strategies to help...