Benefits

CHICAGO - This may go down as the era of auto enrollment, but nothing about that participation-boosting trend means education is any less important to helping employees be...

CHICAGO - For many plan sponsors, providers and advisers these days, the devil has a face and a name - St. Louis attorney Jerome Schlichter.

CHICAGO - To hear James Clary tell it, the world of deferred compensation was in dire need of regulatory direction before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its...

CHICAGO - The current trials and travails of defined benefit plans aside, should plan sponsors still consider opening - or reopening - their own?

CHICAGO - Cash balance plans have been through a lot the past few years - Congressional attacks, a frozen determination letter process, several participant lawsuits - and the...

CHICAGO - Plans with company stock as an investment option have always been high on the target list for plaintiffs' lawyers.

CHICAGO - When Boeing investment officials pondered the idea of adding a 401(k) lifecycle option in 2005, they came up with an unusual request.

July 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percent of firms offering retiree health benefits has remained constant between 2000 and 2006, according to a new Chartbook from the Commonwealth...

July 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a defined benefit pension plan struggling at a 34% funding level, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has proposed moving new employees to...

July 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most Americans' (59%) fear of risk when it comes to money is standing in the way of their investing in the stock market,...

July 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report sponsored by AARP declares that adding auto plan features to a 401(k) will help workers better save for retirement and...

July 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by a women's advocacy group found that gender stereotyping leaves women with limited, conflicting and often unfavorable options no matter...

July 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Chemical Company became the latest to revamp its pension and benefits program with its Tuesday announcement of a "Personal Pension Account" and...

July 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. hiring managers not only have to worry about other American companies competing for their management candidates, but potential overseas employers as well.

July 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of companies plan to hire up to 15 college graduates this year, with the greatest number of jobs expected to...

July 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senior citizens are keeping in shape, with 45% of individuals over the age of 50 saying they consider themselves with above average physical...

July 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Commitment to the human resources necessary to support organizations' Web-based communications lags their monetary investments in Web communications, according to a recent survey.

July 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vermont residents will now be able to compare prescription drug prices charged by the state's pharmacies by going to an interactive Web site.

July 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study by Nebraska state auditor Mike Foley found that more than 4% of the retirement plan and deferred compensation accounts for public...

July 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts has agreed to end a new policy that would have required small business owners to contribute...