Benefits

January 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent Principal Financial Well-Being Index found workers believe wellness programs are beneficial, but many do not yet have access to wellness programs...

January 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Japanese employer has decided to offer a special employee benefit for pet owners.

January 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey from Yahoo! HotJobs found almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents are open to a career change in 2008, with boss issues the...

January 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Golden State public employers should identify the size of their other post-employment benefits (OPEB) liability and work out a plan to prefund it...

January 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 40% of Americans plan to save more this year - but only a quarter plan to save more for retirement, according...

January 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Given a list of 15 benefits and characteristics that may be important in choosing a job, "how much one is paid, the total...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Northern New Jersey manufacturer of the Bubble Wrap packaging product says it is now dealing with a noise other than the popping...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of employers have no intention of terminating their non-qualified executive retirement plans due to final Internal Revenue Code rules governing these...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lockheed Martin Corp. has agreed to pay $2.5 million to an African American former employee to settle charges of harassment and discrimination.

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former New York City apartment house doorman, injured in a 1998 slip and fall on a pile of pigeon droppings on the...

December 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On December 12, PLANSPONSOR's "Plugged In" Web cast took a look at recent developments in cash balance plans.

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of former telephone company employees has taken its battle against retiree benefit cutbacks into federal court, alleging landline company Embarq Corp....

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 54% of HR professionals have had to discipline employees for wasting time on the Internet, according to recent research from content security...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) unveiled new pension accounting rules in October 2006 with further rules to come in Phase II of the project at a later...

A belief that public sector workers are firmly ensconced atop the three-legged stool of retirement financing and their benefits are being increasingly funded by private sector taxpayers largely...

Increasing complexity of defined benefit plan administration brought on by new regulations is leading sponsors to take a new look at outsourcing solutions.

A funding crisis accelerated the demise of many defined benefit plans in recent years, and some have predicted new funding rules brought on by the Pension Protection Act...

Is cash balance a workable design alternative to traditional pension plans?

December 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a first-ever in-depth profile of baby boomers who will turn 62 in 2008, the MetLife Mature Market Institute has found they are...

December 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors know all too well the trials and travails of the workplace - little wonder that "War Stories" is one of our...