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Benefits | June 4th, 2010

Employers not Ready to Implement Retention Measures Yet

June 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While 71% of employers surveyed by Workscape fear retention challenges as the economy recovers, very few anticipate those challenges to impact in 2010.

Benefits | June 4th, 2010

SPARK Institute Opposes Fee Disclosure Measure

June 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SPARK Institute has expressed its opposition to the defined contribution plan fee disclosure provision in the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes...

Benefits | June 4th, 2010

Citi Banking Officer Fired for Being Curvy?

June 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former Citigroup business banking officer has sued the financial services giant, alleging she was fired for complaining about sexual harassment for being...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Walmart to Help Associates Get College Degrees

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees at retail giant Walmart can get up to 45% of the credit required for a college degree based on their experience with...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Annuity Buyers Flocking to Lifetime Income Guarantee

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An insurance trade group reported Thursday that more than 81% of variable annuity purchasers opted for a lifetime guarantee of income in the...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Data Indicates 401(k) Plan Sponsors on the Move for New Providers

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New data from LIMRA finds that, continuing the trend since the third quarter of 2008, the percentage of new 401(k) plans sold by...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Midwesterners Express Lack of Confidence in Retirement

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that although they expect both personal and business economic conditions to improve in the near term, Midwesterners still have...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Insurance Broker Decries 401(k) Disability Policy Uncertainty

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Danbury, Connecticut, insurance broker says the U.S. Treasury Department has “effectively” done away with an insurance product that continues customers’ 401(k) contributions...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Canada to Stop Pensions for Convicts

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Canadian government has unveiled legislation that would stop payments of old age pension benefits to convicted criminals in federal penitentiaries.

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Flexible Work Arrangements a Much Appreciated Benefit

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey commissioned by Workplace Options found that while 83% of workers feel they have achieved a healthy work-life balance, there is...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

HR Takes on Health Claim Help Responsibility

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of human resources professionals recently polled agreed with the notion that they have a professional responsibility to help employees sort out...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Employers Shifting More Cost to Employees

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To help mitigate the effects of a down economy, more businesses are asking employees to pay a larger share toward their company-provided benefits,...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

How Much Help Are Defaulted Participants Getting?

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research regarding defaulted participant behavior indicates employers could do more to help this group adequately save for retirement.

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Administration Urges High Court to Leave SF Health Law Ruling Alone

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Obama administration has reversed course in a long-running legal battle over a controversial San Francisco law requiring city employers to pay a...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

AARP Finds Most Employers not Embracing Auto Enrollment

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey from AARP finds that the vast majority (94%) of employers report that they are either “very familiar” or “somewhat familiar”...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Cincinnati Considers Revamp of Pension Board

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A proposal to revamp the board that oversees the city of Cincinnati’s pension is making its way through city council.

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

MA Begins Search for New Pension Head

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The board of Massachusetts’ pension fund has named an interim executive director and launched a search for a new leader.

Benefits | June 1st, 2010

Hiring Picture Appears to be Brightening

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As more “help wanted” signs get tacked up on the front door at the nation’s workplaces, a new survey finds 52% of employers...

Benefits | June 1st, 2010

When Millennials Rule the World…

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds workplaces will be different when Millennials are CEOs.

Benefits | June 1st, 2010

Canadian Layoffs Hurt Pension Coverage

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New data shows that half of Canadians who found work after being laid off “significantly” affected their retirement income by taking a position...