Benefits

July 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new global survey commissioned by ING DIRECT finds Americans are less likely than people in other nations to sacrifice cars and pets...

July 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a new research report Deloitte reveals that while headcount reductions and other cutbacks remain prevalent, many surveyed executives are also beginning to...

July 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Starbucks announced to its U.S. employees (whom the company calls partners) that it will make the company discretionary match to the Future Roast...

July 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employees recently surveyed say the economic downturn has affected their compensation.

July 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kane County (Utah) Hospital employees whose 401(k) retirement plan accounts have been frozen by the Internal Revenue Service are threatening to sue the...

July 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Findings of a new survey suggest employers see flexible work arrangements as a way to cut costs during the recession without cutting employees.

July 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking the return of bonuses and stock sale profits from a CEO who didn't have anything...

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of former employees filed suit against Home Depot Inc. this week, claiming the retailer did not pay overtime wages for three...

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of director pay has found that total remuneration has halted its steady climb, actually falling back by 2.4% over the...

July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Your job may require that you exercise a certain amount of decorum - but we're human beings, after all.

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It apparently pays to be tall in Australia.

July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A White Marsh, Maryland, medical practice will pay $125,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to receiving applications from mature job candidates, employers surveyed say they are also receiving requests from staff members to stay with...

July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The number of Fortune 1000 firms with frozen pension plans increased again this year as companies continue to look for ways to control their...

July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer health care programs have widespread efforts in place to deal with members who suffer from cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new...

July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In Indiana, Tippecanoe School Corp. (TSC) officials and representatives of Tippecanoe Education Association met with a state mediator to discuss an impasse over...

July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -U.S. workers' pay hikes are expected to rebound in 2010 to a 3% median merit increase, following a year in which many companies slashed...

July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Segal Study of Multiemployer Defined Contribution Plans indicates that multiemployer DC plans are primarily offered to supplement companion defined benefit plans.

July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Desperate times call for desperate measures, and when the lack of jobs makes taking on a second one difficult, one has to get...

July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey suggests parents want to impart sound financial values to their children, but feel they do not have the knowledge or...