Benefits

February 1. 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - More employers are allowing workers to join their 401(k) plan earlier, a new Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) minisurvey shows.

February 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Suffolk County, New York, legislator proposed on Thursday that construction companies prove their employees are legally eligible to work in the United...

February 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. says that the number of associates who now have health care coverage through its new associate-tailored plans for 2008 or...

February 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Auto parts supplier Dana Corp. won public kudos from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for emerging from federal bankruptcy protection with its...

January 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill approved in the Kentucky Senate on Wednesday would prohibit public universities and other government agencies from offering health insurance to unmarried...

January 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The likelihood of being a retirement plan participant increases with age, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

January 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Sixty percent of the employers listed on an entry level job search Web site plan to step up their hiring in 2008 over...

January 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The largest chunk of a company's training budget typically goes to help prepare a generation of new leaders, according to a new study.

January 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Annuities in defined contribution plans are gaining momentum as aging baby boomers seek to create guaranteed retirement income streams, according to a report...

January 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two computers containing the sensitive information of thousands of 401(k) participants in plans whose sponsors were clients of T. Rowe Price have been...

January 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a national survey by Blumberg Capital Partners, a U.S. investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager, 69% of workers said the...

January 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The next ethical scandal may well unfold in a government setting, according to a new study.

January 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Jersey retail executive has sued electronic retailer Best Buy in federal court over allegations the company fired him and then effectively...

January 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If the annual Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security - 2007 competition carries a lesson, it is that the most successful...

January 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The adult children of the baby boomer generation defy conventional Gen-X "slacker" stereotypes by showing a high degree of concern and responsibility when...

January 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a set of proposed revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to the...

January 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those with individual retirement accounts (IRA) tend to keep that money where it is for potential use later on in their retirements, according...

January 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of Kellogg's of Battle Creek willing to declare themselves as non-smokers are eligible for a $180 cut in health-care premiums as part...

January 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Steve Hutchins, owner of Steven E. Hutchins Architects of Jacksonville, Florida, got a nasty surprise when he got to work on Monday.

January 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Playing a few tunes in the office may make employees mellow out, but a careful choice of style and volume is critical, a...