Benefits

September 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests an additional $1 of health expenditure during one's working life...

September 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests an additional $1 of health expenditure during one's working life...

September 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Low-income workers are expected to see the greatest increase in their 401(k) accounts as a result of the automatic increases allowed by the...

September 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly one in four (23.2%) people between the ages of 65 and 74 were in the labor force in 2006, the highest number...

September 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 80% of business executives prefer to wear either business casual or casual attire to work, according to a recent survey by TheLadders.com.

September 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Aon Consulting Worldwide indicates employee fears about enrolling in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) have decreased, as 54% of respondents...

September 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of American retirees (73%) say they will hang on to their homes rather than sell or downsize, according to the latest...

September 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer-sponsored health care premiums jumped an average of 6.1% in 2007, which was far ahead of the 3.7% increase in wages and the...

September 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers plan to maintain a stable, yet cautious approach toward hiring in the final quarter of 2007, according to the seasonally adjusted...

September 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A woman is suing her former employer after being terminated under a company policy of terminating staff who contradict their boss three times.

September 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has announced that starting October 1, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants will begin using account numbers in...

September 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wyoming legislative auditors have recommended the state's Retirement System more effectively explain why members' cost of living increases (COLA) have steadily declined since...

September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A Massachusetts laboratory equipment maker will phase out its defined benefit pension plan in favor of a 401(k) program.

September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former trader who was fired relaunched a legal discrimination claim against HSBC Bank P.L.C., after two appeals tribunals already ruled that he...

September 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite enormous shifts in the business landscape over the last decade, most companies have made minimal changes, at best, in the design and...

September 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average base salary hikes in Canada are expected to be about the same 3.8% in 2008 as they were in 2007, according to...

September 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds that 18 to 34-year-olds may be more likely to claim they are victims of age discrimination than their older...

September 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Findings from a new research study from Financial Research Corporation (FRC) show the greater the percentage of assets investors have invested the more...

September 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab has reported both a dramatic increase in the use of automatic retirement plan features and additional applications of automated tools by...

September 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although almost half (45%) of small businesses served by professional employer organizations surveyed said they had about the same amount of difficulty hiring...