Benefits

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 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,...

April 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While "English-only" policies have been challenged in American workplaces, a Belgian auto parts supplier has told its workers to speak Dutch - or...

April 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Nearly 80% of employers want to hire new workers this year, but many of them are worried they won't be able to find...

April 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After launching Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day more than a decade ago, the Ms. Foundation is ending its participation in...

April 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. has become the latest employer to turn away from a defined benefit pension plan in favor of a 401(k)...

April 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has revamped its Web site to include information about the agency's privacy enforcement efforts.

April 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To cope with rising health care costs, many working Americans with health insurance are deferring medical visits and cutting back prescriptions, according to...

April 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley agreed to a $46 million settlement in a gender bias lawsuit brought by thousands of its female financial advisers, who claimed...

April 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of 1,200 managers and employees conducted by Mitel found 21% of managers say working from home means an employee is...