Benefits

March 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Kids can say the darndest things, and are learning at every age through experience - even learning things in school besides academics....

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Milwaukee Public Museum's 401(k) match will be suspended through August, for a $146,000 savings.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - San Mateo, California-based trucking company Con-way announced Monday it is suspending its 401(k) match and taking a number of other cost-cutting steps.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new target-date fund study finds those in the increasingly popular retirement plan savings vehicles are younger, make less money and have smaller...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eight in 10 of those in a recent MetLife poll said they place more importance on guarantees and the stability of their investments...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by Experience, Inc., provider of career services for college students and alumni, finds Gen Y - or Millennials - are...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of executives predict it will take job seekers more than four months to land a new job in the current...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of U.S. companies finds that half are freezing executive base salaries in 2009.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by a Princeton, New Jersey research group found that employees are twice as likely to work harder for their employer...

Nearly every day it seems there's a report of yet another plan sponsor who has either cut or suspended their matching contribution.

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Apparel retailer Talbots Inc has suspended its quarterly cash dividend and froze its pension plans to boost liquidity, Reuters reports.

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York City Police Pension Fund (PPF) is notifying about 80,000 current and former NYPD officers of the potential compromise of their...

March 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The larger departing participants' account balances when they take a lump-sum distribution, the more chance they will roll the money into another tax-qualified...

March 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wuesthoff Health System will cut $1.8 million in employee benefits as of March 29, affecting all 2,650 employees, FLORIDA TODAY reports.

March 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Office furniture maker Herman Miller, Inc. is reducing hours and pay for most of its U.S. salaried employees by 10% - and is...

March 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by Hewitt Associates reveals that while health care benefit cost containment remains a priority, most large U.S. employers are continuing...

March 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified industrial manufacturer Actuant Corp suspended its core contribution to the company's 401(k) plan and to its restoration plan for the majority of...

March 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The release of the Federal Reserve's 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) came to late to provide an accurate picture of the 401(k)...

March 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) is encouraging benefits professionals to use National Employee Benefits Day as an opportunity to educate...

March 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paychex announced some changes in a proactive measure to save money, including a 12-month suspension of employer match contributions for participants in its...