Benefits

February 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-six percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed cited bonuses as most effective in rewarding accounting teams after major projects.

February 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New Jersey State Senate has approved a package of bills cutting government pensions and health benefits.

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study shows workers are happiest when planning vacations and the happiness has faded by the time they return to the office.

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of large U.S. employers are taking more aggressive measures to control rising health care costs and motivate workers to take...

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new global survey by Hewitt Associates indicates that effectively addressing human capital issues can be a critical tipping point in the success...

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal transfers and promotions were the source of 51% of all the full-time positions companies filled on average in 2009, according to a...

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The labor-force participation rate is increasing for older Americans (those ages 55 and older) as they are faced with higher health costs and...

February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data from insurance.com suggests certain professions are more likely to have had an accident.

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study indicates that health plans are moving forward on diabetes quality efforts, but without “major transformations in approaches or outcomes.”

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised that a bill to reform the nation’s pension system will be ready for consideration by September.

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments' 401(k) highlights from the fourth quarter of 2009 as well as for the full year showed many participants in plans recordkept...

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer's outsourcing business has seen a 40% increase in participant requests for calculations of their estimated defined benefit (DB) account values in 2009...

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been ordered to pay $4.56 million in attorney fees and expenses to a Cedar Rapids, Iowa,...

February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Foxwoods Resort Casino is suspending its 401(k) match for hourly employees to help offset a 2.5% salary hike for nonunion workers, according to...

February 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plan sponsor charged with stealing from her company’s 401(k) plan has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey found grumpy or moody coworkers and computer problems top the list of workplace irritations that cause workers stress.

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) wants the Office of Personnel Management to consider incentives for employees who work remotely while the government is...

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit charges that American Express Travel Related Services required customer service representatives to work unpaid overtime while booting up their computers, logging...

February 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds 25% of respondents would work all 365 days each year if that would double their monthly income.

February 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nortel Networks Corp. and units that filed for creditor protection in Canada have reached a settlement agreement on certain benefits for former Canadian...