Benefits

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest poll from AP-Gfk finds that 56% of individuals surveyed are not planning to take a vacation trip this summer.

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...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pittsburgh hospital charged with firing an employee because she had cancer has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other equitable relief to...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis of one proposed route to health-care reform found a new government health insurance plan could significantly jack up costs for...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study conducted by Workscape, Inc. and the Human Capital Institute (HCI) indicates that in the midst of the economic crisis, the...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Philadelphia-based insurer Cigna Corp. has announced it is freezing its defined benefit pension plan, but beefing up its 401(k) offering.

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2009 UBA Employer Benefit Perspectives Survey found 81% of employers felt their employees were aware of health cost crisis and emerging trends.

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time, the majority of Fortune 100 companies now offer new salaried employees only a defined contribution (DC) plan, such as...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the AARP Public Policy Institute finds a number of older employees trade income and status for happiness in a...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Rutgers University survey finds widespread employee support for employer-supplied wellness programs - one aspect of the steps typically mentioned as part...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by a Reno, Nevada, small business insurance provider found nearly two-thirds confess their businesses keep them awake at night.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has suspended its 401(k) match until August 31 as part of a broader cost-cutting move.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The move toward bundling of defined benefit plan services may have run its course, according to a new survey.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Interstate Hotels and Resorts, an Arlington, Virginia hotel owner and manager, has suspended its 401(k) match and contribution to its non-qualified deferred compensation...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verso Paper Corp. posted a 37% decrease in net sales for the first quarter of 2009 compared to the year-ago quarter - and...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At least someone is getting benefits from the recession.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Memphis-based paper products manufacturer has joined the ranks of employers suspending their 401(k) match as part of a cost-cutting campaign.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California transportation, freight and logistics company has become the latest employer to suspend its 401(k) match.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global insurance broker Willis Group holdings has put on hold its 401(k) match for 2009 - a move the company said helped its...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has indicated that requiring workers to undergo a health risk assessment that includes disability questions likely violates...