Benefits

March 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More companies are reporting the financial hit they say they will take as a result of the U.S. healthcare overhaul signed into law...

March 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most executives (76%) are willing to sweeten the pot to avoid losing their best employees when economic conditions improve, suggests a new survey...

March 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from Fidelity Investments indicates many employers are reinstating employer matching contributions to their 401(k) plans.

March 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors continued to make positive enhancements to their programs last year, albeit at a more modest pace.

March 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report indicates that while Early Boomers lost a lot of money ($1 trillion) during the economic downturn they have already recovered...

March 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three female financial advisers have filed a lawsuit charging gender discrimination at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.

March 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Vanguard research suggests that retirement plan participants, either as a result of conscious resolve or inertia, mitigated the recent economic downturn's damage...

March 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – GenCorp Inc. is reinstating the employer match feature for the 401(k) plan for non-union employees starting this summer.

March 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two-thirds (67%) of UK companies say dental benefits improve staff morale.

March 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey from BLR finds more employers report using paid time off banks rather than traditional individual policies for vacation, sick leave,...

March 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forget about the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates – there are apparently some other costs attendant with the new healthcare legislation.

March 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study prepared for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) found that nearly 72% of workers in small companies have no retirement...

March 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –Retailer Kmart Corporation will pay $120,000 as part of the settlement of an age harassment, constructive discharge, and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S....

March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Legislature has passed a sweeping pension reform package that restricts retirement benefits for future government workers and teachers and lifts a...

March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments' annual Retiree Health Care Costs Estimate indicates a 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $250,000 to pay for medical expenses...

March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 16-year-old girl in England was shocked when she read a Facebook message from her boss that said she was fired.

March 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A major investment bank has been sued for keeping a former vice president on a “mommy track.”

March 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers weren’t inclined to make many changes in their health care programs in 2010, but employees were asked to pick up...