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Benefits | May 17th, 2010

Group Pushes for Senior Citizen Inflation Measure

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Washington, D.C. senior-citizen advocacy group on Monday applauded a new piece of Congressional legislation that would create an inflation measurement based on...

Benefits | May 17th, 2010

More Short-Term Disability Plans Carry Waiting Period

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers have instituted a waiting period of at least seven days before short-term disability (STD) coverage is effective, according to a new...

Benefits | May 17th, 2010

Bay State Senate OKs Domestic Violence Leave Law

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a measure requiring employers to give employees who are victims of domestic violence up to 15 days off,...

Benefits | May 17th, 2010

Business Group Joins HCR Challenge

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The National Federation of IndependentBusiness (NFIB) has joined a federal court lawsuit challenging the new healthcare reform law.

Benefits | May 16th, 2010

Los Angeles Voters to Get Pension Cutback Referendum

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he will schedule a public referendum to decide whether the deficit-ridden city should trim back the pension...

Benefits | May 16th, 2010

MA Senate Approves Pension Changes

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a pension reform measure.

Benefits | May 14th, 2010

WWE Denies Firing General Counsel

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – World Wrestling Entertainment has denied firing its former general counsel over allegations of sexual harassment.

Benefits | May 14th, 2010

UTC Extends Adult Dependent Health Coverage Early

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will extend health care coverage to adult children of its employees up to age 26 on July 1.

Benefits | May 14th, 2010

Continental Pilots Sue Over Pension Calculations

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Continental Airlines kept secret a change in how it would calculate pension benefits that shortchanged some employees, four former Continental pilots allege in...

Benefits | May 13th, 2010

Recession Delays Retirement for Many

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey by staffing firm Robert Half found 46% of respondents plan to put off their retirement - often because of the...

Benefits | May 13th, 2010

Employers Fear Losing Recession-weary Employees

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new CareerBuilder survey, nearly one-third (32%) of employers are concerned about losing their high-performing workers in the second quarter.

Benefits | May 13th, 2010

Federal Employees Save More than General Population

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees are outpacing the general population in putting dollars toward retirement and long-term debt, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index.

Benefits | May 13th, 2010

WWE General Counsel Pinned for Inappropriate Behavior

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former female worker of World Wrestling Entertainment has accused the company’s general counsel of sexual harassment.

Benefits | May 13th, 2010

Bill for Wal-Mart Lost Wages Suit could be $86M

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit charging the company owes California employees vacation wages and other...

Benefits | May 12th, 2010

Lynch Inks NH Jobs Bill

May 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has signed into law a bill that uses state jobless benefits to make up for a portion of...

Benefits | May 12th, 2010

Family Medical Costs Continue Increase

May 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The total 2010 medical costs for a typical American family of four covered by an employer-sponsored preferred provider organization (PPO) is $18,074, according...

Benefits | May 11th, 2010

Being Healthy Could Cost You More in Retirement

May 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While logic would tell you that staying healthy holds down health care costs in retirement, new research suggests that healthy retirees actually face...

Benefits | May 11th, 2010

Recession no Hindrance to 403(b) Transformation

May 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite having to comply with a new set of regulations during one of the worst economic downturns, the 403(b) plan market appears to...

Benefits | May 10th, 2010

MN Senate Passes Bill to Shore up Pensions

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Minnesota Senate last week approved an omnibus pension bill.

Benefits | May 7th, 2010

Jacob Retains Title while Emma Gets Defeated

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Isabella took the crown from last year’s winner, Emma, to claim the top girl baby name of 2009.