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Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Small-Business Owners Optimistic for 2010

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent survey conducted by TD Bank, 92% of small-business owners are considering proactive strategies to prepare for an economic upswing,...

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Employee Incentive Programs Go Global

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With more employees than ever working in other countries, more multinational corporations are contemplating a global incentive strategy rather than piecemeal, country-by-country efforts,...

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

65+ Workers Have Fewer but Costlier Injuries

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers compensation claims for employees older than 65 are less severe in terms of indemnity and frequency but more severe in terms of...

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Trade Group Argues for Employer Health System Retention

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer trade group has sent a letter to the Obama Administration asserting that the final health-reform bill should continue to support employer-based...

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Study Claims Disabled Workers See Higher Unemployment Rate

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A nationwide provider of Social Security disability representation and Medicare services says that throughout 2009, unemployment for people with disabilities significantly outpaced the...

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Employer Satisfaction with Health Plan Providers Declining

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in the United States have become less satisfied with their health plan providers, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute.

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Hay Group Says Decline of Health Cost Increases May Stop

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultant Hay Group expects that annual premium increases for health coverage will average approximately 9% during 2010.

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Aetna Expands EAP to Aid Haiti Earthquake Victim Families

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Insurer Aetna has opened its employee assistance program (EAP) to all members, employees, and their families with loved ones affected by the Haiti...

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Is 35 the New 40?

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though 40 once was widely considered something of a milestone that defined middle age, a new survey suggests that overall stress...

Benefits | January 19th, 2010

Teachers Sue VALIC over 403(b) Investments

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two teachers have filed a lawsuit against VALIC, claiming the firm misled them about purchasing annuities for their 403(b) accounts.

Benefits | January 14th, 2010

Workers Heart Workplace Wellness Programs

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly half (47%) of employees recently polled say they either would like to or already do participate in a workplace wellness program so...

Benefits | January 14th, 2010

Sterling Financial Faces Company Stock Suit

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Spokane, Washington-based Sterling Savings Bank and its holding company, Sterling Financial Corporation, over company stock investments in...

Benefits | January 13th, 2010

Researchers Claim Dartmouth Retirement Participation Success

January 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Researchers studying how best to get women and low-income workers to save for retirement were able to achieve a 56% enrollment hike among...

Benefits | January 13th, 2010

Iowa School District Succumbs to Staff Pressure to Keep 403(b)

January 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WACO Community Schools of Wayland, Iowa, will continue offering the state’s 403(b) retirement plan to employees, after staff spoke out against its elimination.

Benefits | January 13th, 2010

Attempted Airliner Attack not Grounding Biz Travelers

January 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Christmas Day attempted bombing of an Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight is not putting much of a crimp in business professionals’ travel plans, according to...

Benefits | January 12th, 2010

DC Plan Sponsors Say Reviewing Fees Most Important Fiduciary Action

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Callan Associates finds DC plan sponsors saying that reviewing plan-related expenses was the most important fiduciary action they took over the past year.

Benefits | January 12th, 2010

Publisher for Evangelical Lutheran Church to Offer only 403(b)

January 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is terminating its defined benefit retirement plan effective March 5.

Benefits | January 11th, 2010

Participant Behaviors do not Match Target-Date Assumptions

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report says actual participant behavior is more varied and volatile than most target-date funds assume.

Benefits | January 11th, 2010

EBSA Adds COBRA Subsidy Extension Materials

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has added new guidance material to its Web site designed to help explain...

Benefits | January 11th, 2010

Mercer Encourages Employers to Offer Health Care Claims Advocacy

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer is urging many of its clients to consider offering health care claims advocacy services for its employee plan participants.