Benefits

May 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most companies responding to a recent poll have instructed employees with any flu-like or cold symptoms to take sick days or work from...

May 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workplace theft is a common problem for employers, but Teresa Tambunting has taken it to a whole new level.

May 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Chicago Teachers Union is in disagreement with Chicago Public Schools' decision to hire a central recordkeeper for the district's 403(b) and 457...

May 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Air Canada announced it is seeking support from its unions for "a moratorium and other conditions on funding" its more than $3 billion...

May 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking for a basic handout explaining health savings accounts (HSA) can use the latest version of such a brochure from the...

May 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than four in ten workers (43%) say they have gained weight in their current jobs, according to a new CareerBuilder survey.

April 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Current and former Tennessee state employees who smoke or have a smoker for a spouse will have to shell out an extra $600...

April 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health benefit cost had risen by about 6% for four consecutive years and employers expected a similar increase in 2009, but a new...

April 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many American workers may be fretting about the state of the economy, but not so much so that it hurts the quality of...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Panelists at the PLANSPONSOR 403(b) Summit debated the merits of the proposed prototype plan document and determination letter program and also reviewed best...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What are best practices for ongoing plan monitoring and information sharing, and what do 403(b) sponsors need to know about new Form 5500...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CC Media Holdings Inc., the parent company of radio-and-billboard giant Clear Channel Communications Inc., announced it is laying off about 590 people in...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Workers who expect to work during retirement and those who do not expect to are equally likely to save for retirement, according to data...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corresponding with Disability Insurance Awareness Month in May, insurer Unum has released survey findings that reveal most workers would tap into savings to...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New rules requiring more sponsor involvement in 403(b) plans are making the job of staying non-ERISA more difficult.

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of Baby Boomers say they will move to retirement communities rather than, as before, staying in their homes, according to...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - West Liberty Foods, a production facility owned by the Iowa Turkey Growers Cooperative, will suspend the matching contribution into employees' 401(k) accounts, effective...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A panel of industry professionals speaking on the state of 403(b) plans indicated that new regulations effective January 1, 2009, are causing many...

April 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 403(b) plans are still in the grey zone, trying to figure out whether or not they are ERISA plans, said David Levine,...

April 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey co-sponsored by ThePort Network, Inc., NTEN, and Common Knowledge indicates the nonprofit industry is catching on to the use of...