Benefits

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...

July 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Internet job site CareerBuilder has launched MiracleWorkers.com to help health care organizations find qualified workers.  

July 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Quarterly Scorecard on activity within its proprietary 401(k) business finds positive savings actions by 401(k) participants continuing to...

July 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median income level of the elderly population in 2008 was $18,001, the highest the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey has...