Benefits

March 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has inked a package of reform bills for public worker pensions and benefits that includes a provision to...

March 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Imagine Schools, Inc., a nationwide operator of charter schools, will pay $570,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal...

March 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average healthcare costs for U.S. employers increased 7.3% per capita in 2009, according to an analysis of medical claims data by Thomson Reuters.

March 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New Jersey Assembly panel has approved proposed cuts for pension and health benefits of public workers.

March 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that auto-enrollment of participants in 401(k) plans is likely to be most...

March 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Five current and former employees of various Hooters in California have filed a lawsuit claiming they were forced to share tips and pay...

March 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether a disgruntled employee or naïve prankster, the actions of a man fired from a Texas dealership offers employers a lesson on systems...

March 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announced it is investigating the investment of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. retirement plan participants' and beneficiaries'...

March 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In addition to the financial concerns of retirement, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Baby Boomers have fears of discrimination and dependency on...

March 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past five years have witnessed a 165% growth rate in the proportion of employees that use some combination of Web-based technology to...

March 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recent research reveals that corporate communications and public relations executives saw double digit decreases in base salaries in 2009.

March 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The COBRA premium subsidy would be offered for another month under a new bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new CareerBuilder survey finds fewer workers this year report sometimes being tardy for work.

March 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. companies continue to use financial incentives as a way to increase employee participation in health and wellness programs, but a new survey...

March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In stark contrast to earlier Towers Watson Global Workforce Studies, the 2010 results indicate that U.S. employees have dramatically lowered their career and...

March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from COUNTRY Financial reveals that 41% of respondents report they are more confused about how to save for retirement after weathering...

March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis suggest that passage of the Pension Protection Act in 2006 led corporate plan sponsors to turn away from equities during...

March 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey finds employers generally support health care reform efforts, but have little faith the current effort will improve costs.

March 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Detroit officials announced plans to place placards in three city buildings detailing scented products to avoid due to a settlement in a federal...

March 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Illinois' five state defined benefit pension plans would be closed to new hires under a proposal by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Senator Bill Brady.