Benefits

May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union-backed research group in Chicago asserted in a new research report that proposals to transition Illinois state employees from a traditional pension...

May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For plan sponsors not going the automatic enrollment route, an earnest effort at communicating plan features to participants simply can propel an increase...

May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's nurses may be getting called upon to work extra hours due to a nursing shortage, but some are putting the extra...

May 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Being a fisherman was ranked as the most life-threatening job in 2005, and was also one of the lowest paying jobs, according to...

May 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Philadelphia-based financial services company Lincoln Financial Group is the latest employer to turn away from its defined benefit pension plan and transition employees...

May 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About 20% of Baby Boomers contribute to the financial upkeep of an elderly parent and nearly a quarter (24%) give financial support to...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of small business owners say owning a small business gives them a better handle on balancing life and work than...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If stay-at-home moms were paid for their labor, they would bring in about $138,095 each year, and working moms would bring in about...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About half of small business employees (49%) who now belong to a workplace retirement plan say they would stay away from a potential...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Communicating with plan participants via a Web site may still be the "in" thing, but a recent study indicates that plan providers' Internet...

May 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) finds recruiters surveyed plan to boost hiring of individuals with an MBA degree.

May 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of contingent employees is expected to grow strongly to 10% of the entire U.S. workforce within two years, with pharmaceutical, biotech...

May 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Giant computermaker IBM is set to move its retirement savings plan recordkeeping relationahip from Hewitt Associates to Fidelity Investments, sources close to the...

May 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A survey by a benefits consultant has found that most employers say they plan to expand their workplace wellness efforts to not only...

May 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ArvinMeritor announced Tuesday it would freeze its defined benefit plan, but increase the contributions to its defined contribution plan.

May 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly three quarters of employers say they should provide access to affordable health care to their retirees, but not necessarily fund it, with...

April 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in retirement plans at The Vanguard Group who opted to take advantage of the Roth 401(k) in its first year have tended...

April 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Employees of Fremont General Corp. are suing the mortgage lender on charges that nine company directors engaged in lending practices that were unsafe...

April 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Interns don't feel like they get enough training upfront, according to a recent survey of 6,200 students on behalf of Intern Bridge Inc.

April 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A group of current and retired U.S. airline pilots have taken their battle over the government's mandatory pilot retirement age into federal court,...