Benefits

October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Insured Retirement Institute (IRI)-sponsored report suggests that Hispanic Americans continue to disproportionately face financial hurdles in preparing for retirement.

October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America's (PSCA) 52nd Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans finds the number of sponsors offering investment...

October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -CareerBuilder's annual absenteeism survey finds 32% of workers polled won't wait until they get the flu to have a legitimate sick day, but will...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study is the latest indication that the nation's economic downturn is affecting the retirement landscape.

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After rising in 2003 and for the next four consecutive years, the average 401(k) retirement account fell 24.3% in 2008, according to an...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 41% of employers in an Aon Consulting survey are planning substantial changes to their 2010 medical coverage offerings compared to what they...

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by the Principal Financial Group found that among the 75% of plan sponsors jobbing out the recordkeeping for their nonqualified...

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former payroll administrator for a Houston recycling company has been indicted for stealing paychecks and 401(k) plan money.

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - It's that time of year again. The "19th First Annual" Ig Nobel prize ceremony was held on October 1st at Harvard University.

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If the next two years brings more outside scrutiny of employer's executive pay practices, virtually none of the HR executives in a recent...

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Winona County (Minnesota) District Court judge has ruled against two unions that sued the Winona school district over the reduction of the...

October 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The adoption of automatic features to defined contribution plans is hardly just a U.S. development these days.

October 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report suggests that if federal regulators gather more information from certain types of retirement savings plans...

October 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This year some major U.S. markets experienced health care rate increases significantly higher than the national average, according to a new report.

October 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study suggests it may be possible to "grow" leaders who are prepared to take on their leadership roles when they become...

October 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials of a Connecticut community have hammered out an agreement with an employee union to drop a pension plan in favor of a...

October 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on Friday proposed giving an exemption to allow the New Chrysler Corp. to...

October 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though its Web site claims it is "dedicated to the growth and prosperity of the American family," Better Family Life, Inc. stands accused...

October 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the ongoing economic turmoil, a poll taken for National Payroll Week found that the majority of those polled have not disturbed their...

October 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued The Vanguard Group, an investment company and retirement plan provider, over charges it refused to...