Benefits

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...

October 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will phase out a defined benefit pension plan covering union employees and set up a 401(k) plan under...

October 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Witnesses appearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee regarding the continuing debate of how retirement plan advice should be...

October 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It appears as if employees may think the worst is over as several key measures of employee confidence appear to be rising, according...

September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While many workaholics fret about even a momentary disconnect from their work, a new study suggests employers who mandate cutting off work ties...

September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by O'Meara Financial Group finds New Jersey's economy has affected retirement plan participation rates and contributions from employers and employees.

September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Hartford Courant consumer-affairs columnist has sued the newspaper and its owner, accusing them of violating his free speech rights by forcing...

September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2009 open enrollment season should not usher in major changes in the workplace benefits landscape as employers have largely put major overhauls...

September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the U.S. economy shows signs of stabilization and employers see potential improvement in their business prospects, they are reversing strategies taken to...

September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Aon Consulting survey indicates employers are taking a wait-and-see approach before changing their retirement programs.

September 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New standards of reporting for state and local governments' other post-employment benefits (OPEB) have local governments considering ways to lower costs.

September 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index, which measures managerial recruitment activity across the U.S., found that the number of online job postings in September fell...

September 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds many investors still do not understand the features of a Roth IRA or know about the conversion opportunity that...

September 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care rate increases are projected to remain stable for the third consecutive year, according to an analysis by Hewitt Associates.

September 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AT&T, doing business as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, L.P. (AT&T), violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant simply because he is...

September 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A now -failed Alabama bank company has been hit with eight stock drop suits over losses suffered by its pension plan when the...

September 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida woman was sentenced last week to a year and a day in prison - for collecting more than $230,000 in pension...

September 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Corpus Christi, Texas, Sears store violated federal law by refusing to hire a 61-year-old applicant because of his age, the U.S. Equal...

September 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer than half of plan sponsors say their benefits budgets increased this year over 2008, down from the two-thirds of those polled about...