Benefits

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recognizing the significant amount of employee anxiety about the nation's continuing economic crisis, a new survey found most U.S. employers are communicating with...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) on Friday said its data show health coverage purchasers increasingly require plans to focus on the...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most of the millions of American workers who invest for retirement through a 401(k) plan are staying the course despite tumultuous markets, and...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a statement of its fiscal year second quarter earnings results FedEx Corp. said it will suspend 401(k) match contributions and reduce salaries...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A joint nationwide survey conducted by Towers Perrin and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) indicates a rapid movement toward...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of companies implementing layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, and smaller pay raises, has risen sharply in just two months, according to...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At year-end 2007 more than 7% of 401(k) assets were invested in lifecycle funds and one-quarter of 401(k) participants held lifecycle funds, according...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 403(b) plan sponsors have just gotten some additional breathing room from regulators - and, according to a recent survey, they'll need it.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're having your office holiday party today, you have a lot of company.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GenCorp Inc. announced it is freezing its defined benefit pension plan and suspending 401(k) plan match contributions for non-union employees.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. could find itself facing a participant lawsuit as the Cincinnati law firm of Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC has...

December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Governor David A. Paterson has proposed a steep public employee pension rollback as part of the Empire State's emergency budget-cutting efforts.

December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola on Wednesday announced it was freezing its defined benefit pension plan on March 1, 2009 and suspending its 401(k) plan match on...

December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., part of the Kroger family of companies, will pay $485,000 to three female victims of sexual harassment and retaliation...

December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds the majority of employees plan to forge ahead with their holiday time off requests as planned despite job and...

December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A widespread Hewitt Associates survey of large companies taken this month found that 50% made significant changes to their 2009 base salary spending...

December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. announced that it will reinstate the company match contribution to its 401(k) plan for employees in 2009.

December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of the State Teachers' Retirement System of Ohio (STRSOH) voted unanimously to oppose House Bill 645 and any future legislation that...

December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Knox County, Tennessee, employee filed suit against the county government in an attempt to recover lost interest from years of delayed pension...

December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The current economic downturn has led to an upturn in workplace theft - especially in large organizations - according to a recent Institute...