Benefits

August 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A total of 5,488 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2007, a decrease of 6% from the revised total...

August 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts plumbing and air conditioning supply company has sued State Street over allegations it misrepresented a bond fund ultimately invested in mortgage-based...

August 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal Revenue Service regulations for 403(b) plans mean greater plan sponsor involvement in the administration and monitoring of their plans, but when do...

August 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is no doubt the new rules 403(b) sponsors will have to comply with by January 1, 2009, will result in a very...

August 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - New Internal Revenue Service requirements for 403(b) plans are causing some sponsors to consider terminating their plans and/or switching to a 401(k)...

August 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - With the new Internal Revenue Service 403(b) regulations comes a key shift from the 403(b) industry being participant-driven to being plan sponsor-driven....

August 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - "Don't let worry kill you -- let the church help."

August 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of small business owners by SurePayroll found that only one-third of small businesses currently offer 401(k) plans to their employees,...

August 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 42% of executives polled in a new survey say managers allocate enough time to people management.

August 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The average rate of increase for cost of long-term care has seen a sizable jump in the last 24 months from 5% to 13%...

August 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly all executives in a recent poll said their employer helps pay employees' continuing education expenses.

August 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey suggests workplace wellness programs not only help reduce employers' health care costs and employee absentee rates, but can also pay...

August 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reiterated its previous recommendation that Congress amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...

August 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Top-performing employees and those in industries that have stayed healthy despite the economic downturn should walk away from their salary reviews with generous...

August 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic efficiencies inherent in a defined benefit retirement plan makes it a less costly benefit for employers to provide than a defined...

August 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-three percent of employers surveyed by Administaff said they are hiring additional full-time employees in 2008.

August 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees are more hotly competitive with each other today than a decade ago, a new survey found.

August 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian employers are implementing only limited measures to provide employees with relief from commuting costs, according to a new survey conducted by Hewitt...

August 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from CareerBuilder.com indicates some workers have caught Olympic fever.

August 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Burger King has thrown one Ohio worker out with the bath water, so to speak.