Benefits

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Nasvhille has blocked efforts by Catepillar to charge Catepillar Logistics Services (CLS) retirees for their health care.

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Declaring that 401(k) plans are "increasingly becoming the standard retirement offering by employers," Equifax has announced it is freezing its defined benefit plan...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) confirms earlier theories that Americans will work longer than in...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives at U.S. corporations responsible for workplace health plans say they have looked at health reform proposals from both presidential candidates and don't...

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September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers want personalized guidance from their employers, and welcome more interactive information sources, a new survey found.

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About two-thirds of near-retirees in Canada (45 to 59 years old in 2007) say they will have a big enough retirement nest egg...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Bankers Association (ABA), in a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), expressed its concern over the implications of the agency's...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Owners of small businesses can find out more about Health Savings Accounts (HSA) from a new Web site posted by the Treasury Department...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Bankers Association (ABA), in a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), expressed its concern over the implications of the agency's...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers for a southwest Florida county are up in arms over a plan to spend $4 million to pay out senior employees' accumulated...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A key factor in determining employee pay is the location of the job, a new Mercer study asserted.

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stereotypes abound for the often quiet and seemingly intellectually untouchable IT professionals, but a new survey reveals the reality of the motivations and...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Costs for the most popular health plans continue to increase by more than 10% in 2008 - slightly higher than in a late...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As plan sponsors prepare for new fee disclosure regulations, Spectrem Group has found they are more knowledgeable about plan fees than in the...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers representing an estimated 5,000 Deere & Co. retirees filed a class-action lawsuit Monday demanding the company restore health benefits that were cut...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans say they would need to earn an average salary of $440,000 per year to feel rich, but their neighbors north of the...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pittsburgh law firm is probing whether there were violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in the offering of company...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Portland Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund board of trustees voted unanimously to ask the Internal Revenue Service if the fund...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers spent an average of $1.25 per hour worked for employee retirement and savings plans in June 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor's...