Benefits

August 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Boeing Co.'s second contract proposal to the Machinists union does not include its request to close its pension plan to new employees.

August 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The best way to keep workers may be to let them stay away, according to a new survey.

August 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Spectrem Group report finds lower savings rates, fewer employer match contributions, and conservative investing habits could account for a lower accumulation...

August 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For 2009, the median budget for salary increases is projected to be 3.75% for both non-exempt salaried and hourly employees, The Conference Board...

August 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the younger generations say they have lofty financial values and goals, their actions do not yet match their words.

August 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new research paper from the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management suggests that the cost of greater fee disclosure born by defined...

August 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Organizations are taking a variety of creative steps to help their employees offset the high cost of gasoline, according to Mercer's 2008 Gas...

August 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Adecco USA's latest Workplace Insights survey, 81% of American workers are currently worried about something when it comes to their job.

August 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Census Bureau reported that the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than one million in 2007.

August 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following the lead set by the big three automakers, Goodyear Tire & Rubber has hammered out an agreement with the United Steelworkers union...

August 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spectrem Group announced that for the first time since it began tracking data in 1989, fees ranked as the number one reason defined...

August 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of 403(b) plans are facing challenges in getting into compliance with 403(b) regulations, but John Arant, Head of 403(b) Markets Growth, Lincoln...

August 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New 403(b) rules mean sponsors can look for more Internal Revenue Service audits following the January 1, 2009 compliance deadline.

August 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study suggests younger workers have more unhealthy lifestyles than older workers and are at greater risk for developing long-term health problems.

August 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strategies to deal with new standards imposed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) have yet to be widely decided by governments, despite...

August 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by Washington, D.C. research groups said chief executives of companies in the S&P 500 averaged $10.5 million in compensation in...

August 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor announced a new online resource to help employers in their employment of veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

August 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those kids many parents are sending off to college for the first time this month - are a diverse, internet-savvy and privacy-free group...

August 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, nearly half (46%) of email users admitted they are hooked on email - up...

August 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Astrology may be fertile fodder for pick-up lines at bars - "What's your sign?" - but it and birth order may also be...