Benefits

February 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores, which has frequently been criticized for not providing sufficient health care coverage for workers, announced that the proportion of associates who...

February 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A car dealership in Maui unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to hire him for a salesperson position because of a perceived...

February 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. will pay $50,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...

February 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors has announced retiree medical and life insurance benefits changes in a continued effort to reduce expenses.

February 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One of the places where love is increasingly in the air these days is apparently the workplace.

February 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent Randstad survey comparing presidential personalities with boss personalities, no single president's personality type emerged as the frontrunner.

February 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Daily News has suspended its 401(k) match.

February 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper has temporarily stopped contributing to its employees' retirement 401(k) plan.

February 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Responses to a recent survey indicate job candidates might want to check their own references first before listing them for a potential employer...

February 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - To save money in these hard economic times (or to solve seemingly impossible tasks), it is helpful to find new uses for...

February 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a Webcast sponsored by the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA), Pam Everhart, SVP, External Policy Development and Client Advocacy,...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cincinnati Bell said last week that it would freeze pension benefits for some management employees, as well as management salaries.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lake Forest, Illinois-based auto parts manufacturer Tenneco Inc. has suspended its 401(k) match for 2009.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About two-thirds of workers in a new study identified a defined contribution plan as the most important component of their retirement savings.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While one might think that cost is the prevailing factor for school districts selecting vendors for their 403(b) plans, a survey conducted in...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A committee of the Kentucky state house has approved a measure doubling the amount of time local government agencies have to fully fund...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab's 401(k) plan benchmarking data shows employee participation and savings rates vary according to employer industry and employee salary level.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Base salary budgets for 2009 have been reduced even more by many companies in response to a worsening economy and reshaping of corporate...

February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Las Vegas-based newspaper company Stephens Media LLC has suspended its 40(k) match to save money because of the bad economy.

February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As have a number of other companies, Eddie Bauer has announced it is suspending 401(k) match contributions for 2009 to cut costs.