Benefits

November 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Austin (Texas) City Manager Marc Ott has informed the City Council that COBRA-like benefits will be made available to the same-sex domestic partners...

November 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are showing unprecedented generosity in providing Thanksgiving holiday leave, while the level of gift giving is at a 16-year low, according to...

November 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent survey, there's a common type of workplace theft -- and it has nothing to do with missing office supplies...

November 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent economic turmoil brought great change to the markets, but a recent survey by a defined contribution plan consultant indicates most of...

November 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America Merrill Lynch Retirement & Benefit Plan Services' quarterly report on plan and participant activities within its proprietary 401(k) business finds...

November 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has issued an emergency rule implementing a new law that extends health insurance coverage...

November 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Qwest Communications today said that it will no longer provide future pension benefit accruals for active management employees under the Qwest Pension Plan...

October 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half (49%) of financial services firm CFOs surveyed said their companies are reducing employee bonuses in the next six months, according to...

October 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computer giant IBM announced Friday that it will pay 100% of the cost of its U.S. employees' primary health care expenses starting in...

October 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent Watson Wyatt survey of large employers found that 35% of those that reduced their 401(k) match anticipate reversing that decision in...

October 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With Halloween just days away, a new survey of HR professionals about their performance appraisal experiences finds widespread fear of workplace "vampires" and...

October 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to CareerBuilder's Halloween survey, 18% of workers reported their workplaces are scary, and 7% said their boss or supervisor is the scariest...

October 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its recent survey of nearly 1,200 American Payroll Association (APA) members, CyberShift found 76% of respondents estimated that up to 10% of...

October 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - City officials in Florida's capital city have extended the city's employee benefit package to employees' domestic partners.

October 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com - Nearly half of workers leaving their job take a 401(k) cash distribution, a new study has found.

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Being in a position of authority at work has its upside, but new University of Toronto research suggests bosses are more likely to...

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research by Computershare and the London School of Economics found employees in Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) work harder and stay with...

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the Wall Street turmoil and the economic downturn, the number of employees joining 401(k) plans serviced by Charles Schwab actually increased.

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An assessment by the UK Pensions Regulator found there's room for improvement in the provision of pre-retirement literature in DC trust-based schemes.

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the failing economy put more pressure on companies' bottom lines, multinationals are increasingly looking to replace expatriates with local talent, according to...