Benefits

June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Thrift Advisory Council gave its nod to a proposal to automatically enroll federal employees in the Thrift Savings Plan's lifecycle fund,...

June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 60% of executives noted that the level of productivity rises when workers are friends outside of work and 63% of employees agreed...

June 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has issued a proposal for a platform of lifetime security benefits aimed at easing employer strain, increasing individual...

June 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resource professionals' job continues to evolve from being focused on strengthening internal functions to becoming a key contributor to their company's business...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 60% of working dads say they wouldn't take paternity leave if their employer offered it, with the top reason for that being...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If health care costs are keeping you up at night, you could be making things worse.

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey shows that most employers and health plan sponsors covering between 1,000 and 15,000 employees are not considering offering consumer-directed health...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-nine percent of all participants in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans do not have financial planning services available to them, yet 85%...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of employers in California say they are not going to give workers a longer holiday because the Fourth of July falls...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from The Corporate Library reveals that corporate defined benefit pensions are disappearing for all but the CEOs of the largest companies.

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New data from the Principal Financial Group's Financial Well-Being Index has found that an overwhelming 66% of workers believe they need less than...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers are only getting about 80% of what is important to them in the workplace, with the biggest gap in the area...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case which will determine if employees trying to prove discrimination in the workplace have...

June 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The talent shortage anticipated from the retirement of millions of baby boomers is already being felt in some industries, according to one survey.

June 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A budget committee in Wisconsin shot down efforts by Governor Jim Doyle to extend state benefits to domestic partners of employees.

June 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - City of Bellevue, Washington workers now in committed same-sex relationships will be able to have their partners get health insurance, family leave and...

June 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first birdie captured during opening day of The Principal Charity Classic had real feathers.

June 8, 2007 (plansponsor.com) - An educational think tank has released a blisteringly critical report about the Ohio State Teacher Retirement System (STRS), saying the Buckeye State pension...

June 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers most often ask their peers when making purchasing decisions about human resources products and services, but they are increasingly looking to the...

June 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're looking for a quick test of that summer intern's verbal skills, the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries have compiled a...