Benefits

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concerned a brain drain could hurt its long-term ability to compete, Google Inc. is tackling the problem with an algorithm.

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with the continued effects of the recession, Washington Hospital in Pennsylvania announced it will freeze its defined benefit pension plan.

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Active Savers - those committed to saving money on an ongoing basis, taking a disciplined approach to spending, and managing debt in a...

May 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Covenant College officials have announced that the college will institute layoffs and a pay freeze as its endowment suffered a 25% loss in...

May 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milliman, Inc. announced that average total medical spending for its "typical American family of four" reached $16,771, an increase of $1,162.

May 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Apparently hiring managers aren't the only ones applicants need to impress when they arrive for a job interview.

May 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Red Cross of Greater New York has joined the list of firms dropping or suspending 401(k) matches because of the economic...

May 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rockford, Illinois-based Amcore Financial is cutting its 401(k) match, executive pay - and a couple of executives.

May 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.1% from March to April after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau...

May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans' confidence that their retirement nest egg will be enough to cover their health care bills has plummeted to the lowest level since...

May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many employees are turning to online networking sites for their professional networking needs, according to a new survey by the Society for Human...

May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even in the face of a major economic downturn, 401(k) participants still kept on keeping on in 2008, according to a new Hewitt...

May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief executive officers at many of the nation's largest corporations saw their compensations drop sharply last year as the financial crisis and slumping...

May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CDE Lightband Power Board approved a new plan for the Clarksville, Tennessee company to rework its retirement savings plan match.

May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the economy still uncertain and continued market volatility, Fidelity Investments said it is seeing higher levels of worker engagement and increased demand...

May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The slumping economy is holding back retirements among state and local government employees, according to a new survey of government managers, sponsored by...

May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A May 2009 survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) found more of both defined benefit and defined contribution sponsors...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall recent drug use in the combined U.S. workforce has sustained a 19-year decline since Quest Diagnostics first published its Drug Testing Index...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An annual report by the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees indicates the financial downturn has worsened the long-range financial outlook of...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by a Hartford-based retirement services firm asserted that service providers looking to help participants get ready for retirement should concentrate...