Benefits

September 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent TIAA-CREF survey of 1,002 higher education employees, aged 50 to 70, who are actively saving for retirement, finds that six in...

September 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity's annual College Savings Indicator study found that more parents of college bound children, ages 18 and younger, have started saving and are...

September 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey, employers say they will not absorb any additional costs that result from reform and plan to take actions...

September 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The credit crisis and subsequent global recession caused many companies to slash workforce headcount and drastically reduce their expenditure on people, and a...

September 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A trade group representing retirement services industry providers has recommended the creation of a mandatory standardized 401(k) plan.

September 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Montana) on Wednesday presented a health care reform plan that would require Americans to purchase coverage, would...

September 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - International employers continue sending workers for overseas assignments, but in a less expensive way, according to a new study.

September 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A CareerBuilder survey finds more than one-in-five (21%) workers say they have reduced their 401(k) contributions or personal savings in the last six...

September 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by insurance provider MetLife finds having life insurance and the amount of proceeds from that benefit are key factors in the...

September 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by a Nashville recruiting firm found that 40% of employers are planning to rehire some former workers they laid off as...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index finds more workers saying their retirement balances are rising or at least no longer declining.

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - This past Sunday was Grandparents' Day, and as I was remembering mine, I culled the Internet for quotes about grandparents, finding some...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage this year - with employees on average paying $3,515 and employers...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Jersey pharmacy technician has filed suit against her employer, charging she now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from a company...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from The Principal suggests that actively sponsored non-profit plans, including 403(b) plans, are achieving the same level of success as...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 41% of employers in a new CareerBuilder poll have hired a U.S. veteran or a National Guard member in the last six...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers running their 2009 open enrollment programs are expected to show employees a lot that looks familiar as companies continue trying to shave...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Allstate Insurance Company has agreed to pay $4.5 million to about 90 older former employees as part of a settlement in an age...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer than 5% of employers polled planned a reduction or elimination of their health and productivity programs.

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Portsmouth (UK) City Council has banned Facebook for all employees.