Benefits

April 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of students who said they landed paid internships went up 7% over last year, according to a recent survey by Vault...

April 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Just over a third of health-care employers say it has been harder to hang onto qualified workers this year than last, according to...

April 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most popular kinds of workplace health coverage are expected to continue to see double-digit cost increases in 2007, according to a new...

April 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two gay firefighters and a gay emergency dispatcher in Bellevue, Washington filed a suit Tuesday against the city, claiming it was discriminatory to...

April 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Hewitt Associates survey found that most large U.S. employers plan to invest more in their employees' health and welfare in the...

April 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The union that represents employees for the National Weather Service filed a lawsuit Wednesday requesting that part-time forecasters who work on Sundays get...

April 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are reluctant to exhaust the vacation time they are allotted, with 56% saying they don't use up all of their vacation days,...

April 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than a third of workers say they are very happy with their jobs, with clergy and firefighters having the highest degree of...

April 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With final regulations rumored to be just weeks away, a new survey of the 403(b) market finds an industry seemingly poised to exploit...

April 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 80% of U.S. employers say that providing income adequacy for workers' retirement ranks as one of their highest priorities, and nearly...

April 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers say that competition and attracting and retaining talented employees rank among their greatest concerns in 2007, and do not expect those concerns...

April 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers taking care of both children and elders - the so-called Sandwich Generation - took 22% more days off this year than...

April 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 30% of married couples gave completely different answers when asked at what age they will retire, their expected lifestyle in retirement...

April 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) board members warned that they must be prepared to deal with a sharp boost in transaction volume in the...

April 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most respondents in a recent survey asserted that workers are more likely to be ethical when they enjoy a healthy balance between their...

April 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plans do not manage retirement risks and fall short of being a sufficient replacement for defined benefit plans, which employers have...

April 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Think global warming will raise the oceans enough to submerge Cape Hatteras? Want to bet on it?

April 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Average hiring manager meetings with staff job applicants might be 55 minutes and 86 minutes for executives, but they don't need nearly that...

April 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individuals see investing as a long-term goal, rather than something that changes with stock market fluctuations, oil prices or political instability, a recent...

April 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RadioShack Corp. scaled back on its employee benefit plans by cutting benefits that allow for tuition reimbursement, adoption reimbursement, matching gifts for charitable...