Benefits

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research released from the Principal Financial Well Being Index indicates American workers see glimmers of hope that the economy is headed in...

June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers offering nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQDCPs) in 2008 was flat compared to a survey taken a year before.

June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of a plan to shave $50 million in expenses this year, CUNA Mutual Group announced the company will move from a...

June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the volatility of the stock market in the first quarter of 2009, most plan participants made no changes to their retirement savings...

June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a reduction in some retiree benefits by about two-thirds a possibility, a group of retired General Motors salaried employees has asked to...

June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 75% of recently polled small businesses don't expect the economy to impact their ability to continue offering a 401(k) plan, but 51%...

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against Chicago-based global air carrier United Airlines for discriminating against a class of employees...

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Sibson survey indicates that Millennials (those born in 1978 or later) are not as needy and unfocused as employers may think.

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Arizona state lawmakers are moving to strip the domestic partners of state and university employees of the health insurance coverage they gained just...

June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - African Americans in Washington, D.C., are twice as optimistic as the general U.S. population that their financial situation will improve over the next...

June 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many elements of corporate executive pay programs believed to cause excessive risk-taking actually encourage executives to reduce risk, according to experts at Watson...

June 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The outlook for health care cost hikes going into next year has improved since September 2008 - by not by much, according to...

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis of IPO compensation and financial data from Presidio Pay Advisors shows that over the past seven years, founder CEO equity...

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new white paper series from Towers Perrin helps managers understand that they can improve company performance by raising employee engagement levels through...

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when some complain that the 401(k) plan has lost its effectiveness as a retirement savings vehicle, a new academic study...

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America finds that six years after health savings accounts (HSAs) were introduced as...

June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute submitted a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commending it on the proposed 403(b) plans prototype program, and...

June 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Watson Wyatt survey found that workers aged 50 to 64 are much less confident they will have enough on which to...

June 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new U.K. survey found British workers are spending more time at work scrambling to safeguard their jobs during the recession than before,...

June 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the death of a temporary worker trampled by a...