Benefits

August 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven health plans have agreed to participate in an initiative to create a database of information on the performance of physicians and hospitals...

August 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lion's share of US workers who had access to a retirement plan in March 2006 participated in a defined benefit or defined...

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may sound like a statement of the obvious, but knowing a good bit about a prospective employer can help you land a...

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest industrywide portrait of the 401(k) space for 2005 paints a picture that is remarkably consistent with current trends.

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest industrywide portrait of the 401(k) space for 2005 paints a picture that is remarkably consistent with current trends.

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against a Massachusetts technology service provider for allegedly revoking a job offer to a...

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average account balance workers held in their 401(k) plans climbed by 50% between 1999 and 2005, with 10% of that growth occurring...

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those adopting a managed account option in their retirement plan saw an increase in equity exposure, decrease in company stock holdings, and a...

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average account balance workers held in their 401(k) plans climbed by 50% between 1999 and 2005, with 10% of that growth occurring...

August 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Auto parts giant Tenneco Inc. said Wednesday it is freezing its defined benefit plan in hopes of saving $11 million each year, making...

August 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Auto parts giant Tenneco Inc. said Wednesday it is freezing its defined benefit plan in hopes of saving $11 million each year, making...

August 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by Segal/Sibson has once again confirmed the critical role effective employee communications can play in the launch of a consumer...

August 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by Segal/Sibson has once again confirmed the critical role effective employee communications can play in the launch of a consumer...

August 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Wainhouse Research and InterCall finds that conferencing is the key to boosting productivity and is more valuable than a...

August 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another Minnesota school district has been ordered to pay a settlement to former employees, making it the twelfth in a string of age...

August 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following a 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that IBM Corp.'s cash balance pension plan does not discriminate against older employees, plaintiffs...

August 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers who relentlessly pursue their career goals may also be in line for a physical decline, according to a recent study done in...

August 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new paper says that pension plan participation may not vary much with the method of measurement in the long-run, but in the...

August 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The jobs most likely to end in injury for teen workers are in lumber mills, lumber yards, manufacturing and gas stations, according to...

August 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent poll found that about three-quarters of Americans prefer 401(k)-type plans over defined benefit plans, a nod to the idea that people...