Benefits

May 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Families and Work Institute's 2008 National Study of Employers (NSE) reveals stability in the practices, policies, programs, and benefits provided by a...

May 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds (68%) of executive recruiters say diversity hiring efforts should be spearheaded by top company leadership, according to the latest edition...

May 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fourth annual Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles awards recognized more than 50 U.S. employers for their efforts to promote healthy work environments...

May 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee benefit provider Unum has announced that it will now kick in $700 towards a 529 college fund for the children of its...

May 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian employers who sponsor defined contribution (DC) plans - or capital accumulation plans (CAP) - are worried that their employees do not understand...

May 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If people feel a heavy responsibility at work, it is for good reason: they're getting fatter on the job.

May 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution participants nearing retirement may be shocked at the asset allocation to equities in their target-date funds, Watson Wyatt said in a...

May 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One-quarter of workers surveyed by CareerBuilder.com said they stay in contact with work while on vacation.

May 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) finds inflation is the top retirement concern for baby boomers nearing retirement and for...

May 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While recognizing a significant year-over-year uptick in defined contribution participants taking hardship withdrawals, a new Vanguard Group research report said the trend occurred...

May 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 82% of American workers in a recent poll said they would be willing to accept a pay decrease if they could get...

May 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of the nation's largest public pension plan has decided to keep its powder dry - for now, anyway - on legislation...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A proposal for universal health care put forth in a Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief claims to have the potential to achieve near-universal health...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Everett, Washington, Herald reports a state social worker who received $21,000 in paid leave after announcing she had malignant brain tumors has...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Washington state Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a measure allowing workers to opt for paid time off as...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the traditional wisdom holds that Blackberry jockeys actually hate their devices as a corporate leash, a new survey indicated that may...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans apparently have no trouble admitting they are lackluster savers, but that doesn't seem to motivate them to sock away more of their...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers are much less willing to work abroad than workers from other countries, U.S. staffing services company Kelly Services Inc. found.

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House Republican leadership Wednesday unveiled an agenda that would allow Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) beneficiaries to retain coverage indefinitely...

May 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Results of a new survey released by AARP and the AARP Bulletin indicate baby boomers are delaying retirement and taking premature withdrawals from...