Benefits

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy and higher health costs are forcing 13% of employees to cut their retirement plan contributions, and 20% indicate their ability to...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers spent an average $1.28 per hour worked for retirement and savings benefits in September, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau of...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday it will pay as much as $54.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleges the retailer violated...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer survey indicates the economic realities of the past year have led retirement plan participants to lower their retirement expectations.

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife vice president Ronald Leopold, M.D. unveiled proprietary research that suggests employers fall within four key profile types when it comes to workplace...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab has found that participant engagement in Schwab-serviced 401(k) plans increased dramatically both online and over the phone in the months of...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The act of suspending company match contributions to save money during the economic crisis has spread to 403(b) plan sponsors as St. Peter's...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has resolved its sex discrimination lawsuit against L.A. Weight Loss Centers, Inc. (renamed Pure...

December 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putting health plans out to bid - adding free-enterprise competition back into the health care benefits arena - can result in significant savings,...

December 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Vanguard analysis finds participants are heeding expert advice to stay the course during the market turmoil, and are not trading and withdrawing...

December 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - And for every one who has ever planned - - - or attended - - - or ever thought about attending - -...

December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A relatively low percentage of individuals surveyed say they "very actively" manage their chronic health conditions, according to research by the Dallas-Fort Worth...

December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide indicates that four out of 10 companies believe workforce planning has become more important to their organization's...

December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health insurance premiums have slowed to less than half the growth rate five years ago, yet higher costs, increased utilization, and waste in...

December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concerns over business costs and the weaker global economy aren't holding back international assignments, according to the results of KPMG's 2008 Global Assignment...

December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 23% of respondents in a recent Bank of American (BoA) survey said the financial issue most keeping them up at night was...

December 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine in 10 U.S. workers in their employer retirement plan have not tapped into their nest egg despite the economic downturn and 11%...

December 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If employers see workers staring intently at their computer screens around 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, they may well be searching the Internet about...

December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While a majority of board of directors or board-level committees retain responsibility for appointing fiduciaries for qualified plans, an increasing number are choosing...

December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation committees at U.S. companies had been making significant adjustments to how they compensate their chief executives even prior to the recent financial...