Benefits

June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution participants under 30 have actually gained 24% in average account balances between the end of 2007 and April 30, 2009, but...

June 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs for the nation's employers are expected to grow by another 9% next year, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute.

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of working fathers willing to give up the breadwinner role is declining in the face of increased financial pressure, according to...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of benefits professionals showed concern that health care reform proposals may do more harm than good.

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Center for Retirement Research reported that the use of target-date funds in defined contribution plans administered by Vanguard continues to grow...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the current recession is putting additional pressure on human resources (HR) departments to lower program costs, companies don't expect that to mean...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds' allocations among stock and bond subclasses were among the primary determinants of the funds' performance, new Vanguard Group research finds.

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are signs that deep workforce, pay and benefit cuts are moderating as businesses budget for the remainder of 2009, according to Mercer's...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of U.S. companies finds that 29% have already modified, or currently intend to modify, the matching contribution feature in their...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Barack Obama was scheduled Wednesday to sign an executive order that the State Department and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) should...

June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The best-case scenario for older workers is to let them decide when to wind down their work lives as well as to introduce...

June 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York has overtaken Miami to be voted the U.S. city with the angriest and most aggressive drivers, according to a survey commissioned...

June 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 23% of 18 to 22-year-olds in a recent survey said they understood what a 401(k) was, while 73% of parents knew about...

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of salaried Chrysler employees got some encouraging news last week.

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now all Twins Falls, Idaho police officers can retire more comfortably - even the four-legged variety.

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new poll by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) finds the rising price of gas has prompted more companies to help...

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One in two Americans polled in a recent survey by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. say they are concerned about losing ground...

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey commissioned by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that 21% of hourly workers have...

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are increasingly turning to wage cuts or freezes to save money, according to a new survey.

June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced a class litigation settlement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for one...