Benefits

March 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders has proposed a restructuring of the city's troubled pension system with changes to both the defined benefit and...

March 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2008 will need approximately $225,000 to cover medical costs in retirement, according to new Fidelity Investments data.

March 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The number of private-sector workplace discrimination charges leaped by 9% during the last fiscal year over the prior period - the highest volume...

March 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's a new top worry among small business owners in California - the economy.

March 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Some 45% of multinational companies in a recent Mercer poll take an almost exclusively global compensation approach.

March 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has found that the workplace productivity of moderately to extremely obese workers is lower when compared to those with less...

March 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Hewitt Associates survey of the U.S. retirement landscape finds the pace of defined benefit pension plan change appears to be slowing.

March 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group has consented to pay $500,000 and provide other relief to settle charges of retaliation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...

March 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 28% of employers have fired workers for misusing company-owned e-mail, while 30% have let employees go for Internet misuse, a new survey...

February 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Female managers do not lack desire to advance in their careers, but a Hudson survey found their sights are aimed lower than those...

February 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College indicates that one result of increasing health care costs is...

February 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new study by a Washington, D.C. social policy research group concludes that changing the income thresholds for taxing Social Security benefits would...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey from The Spectrem Group finds that the majority of retirement plan participants are not familiar with products that can provide...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Working Americans' confidence in their ability to retire comfortably declined significantly in the past year, according to the Ninth Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey.

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate directors and institutional investors agree on one thing: the current U.S. executive pay model has hurt corporate America's image.

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found that while many employers place a high value on workplace diversity, only a third have designated a formal...

February 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Spectrem Group found 77% of 403(b) plan sponsors say it is very or somewhat important to get outside...

February 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Segal's Survey of Dental Coverage reveals ways employers can reduce costs of and add value to their dental benefit plans.

February 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many retiring Baby Boomers are confused about their post-retirement health insurance options, including their Medicare eligibility, according to a new survey.

February 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As baby boomers reach retirement age, jobs are opening up across a variety of industries, but employers are having a hard time filling...