Benefits

April 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Rasmussen poll finds a growing sense of confidence about the U.S. employment picture.

April 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey sponsored by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that employees want to demonstrate their...

April 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from MetLife says 59% of U.S. corporations with multinational operations consider "consolidating all benefits administration onto a common platform" to...

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has formally backed the suggestion to give Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants a chance to invest in...

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Department store Nordstrom, Inc. will pay $292,500 to 10 former employees to settle a government discrimination and retaliation lawsuit.

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Weyerhaeuser Co. says it has approved the temporary suspension of 401(k) matching contributions for all employees.

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Wisconsin health-care system is now the target of community controversy after one of its managers instituted the layoff of a nurse while...

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent Gallup poll shows that, for the first time this decade, a majority (52%) of non-retired Americans say they will not have...

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers' efforts to battle the recession through cost-cutting actions such as layoffs, hiring freezes and salary freezes may have finally peaked, according...

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There was widespread adoption of similar employee benefits communications techniques among employers responding to a recent survey.

April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Skilled Healthcare, LLC, and other affiliated companies, will pay up to $450,000 and provide significant remedial relief to a...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Meredith College President Maureen Hartford sent out a letter to faculty, staff and students on Friday detailing cuts in the college's 2009-10 budget.

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J. Timothy Kocab, administrative secretary of the Lay Employees' Retirement Board, has detailed plan benefit reductions "in order for us to refocus our...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New tax withholding tables and COBRA changes as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 raise questions for small...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care consumers report the availability of benefits cards positively influenced their decision to sign up for tax-favored accounts including Flexible Spending Accounts...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six out of 10 large-company executives in a recent Watson Wyatt survey said they will be getting the biggest bang out of their...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new estimate indicates a Tennessee county could have to come up with more than $3 million if its appeal of an adverse...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's always a good idea to have questions for your potential employer during an interview, but it's better to ask none if all...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer's retirement plan investment committee will be at its best when it is big enough but not too unwieldy, according to a...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) shows employers are increasing health benefit cost-sharing approaches.