Benefits

October 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Brookfield, Wisconsin-based International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans recently published the latest version of its series, Investment Policy Statements.

October 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those who retire at age 65, on average, live longer than those who retire at age 55 or 60, according to a new...

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lori Johnson, an associate for AFLAC in Illinois, has sued the company saying it allowed behavior to continue that violated its own policies.

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women are at a greater risk than men to experience a decrease in living standards after retirement says a new study prepared by...

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national poll conducted by an online recruiting Web site has found that a significant number of workers are actively looking for a...

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of middle managers by Accenture found that 48% of respondents this year said they are extremely or very satisfied with their...

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors Report on Retirement Plans - 2005 found increased incidence of 401(a) plans (Profit Sharing, Money Purchase Pension) that do not...

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northwest Airlines plans to begin charging some of its workers who smoke an additional fee for health insurance.

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many surveys have shown that Americans aren't generally as well prepared for retirement as they should be, but a new poll illustrates how...

October 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The tentative agreement reached his week between General Motors and the United Auto Workers (UAW) calls for the retirees to pay up to...

October 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty one percent of US workers have witnessed coworkers engage in ethical misconduct, according to the Hudson ethics in the workplace survey

October 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three of 10 small company owners sponsor a pension plan for their employees - most commonly a K plan in which nine of...

October 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Towers Perrin study shows that 88% of companies feel they've succeeded in meeting short-term cost objectives from HR outsourcing, while only 40%...

October 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty five percent of employers feel online degrees are more acceptable than they were five years ago, according to Vault Inc.'s 2005 Online...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2005 Women & Investing Survey by OppenheimerFunds, Inc. found that 93% of women say saving for retirement is their primary investment goal,...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three African American former employees of UBS Financial Services (UBSFS) sued the company in federal court over racial discrimination allegations.

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affluent 60-year-olds may insist they are well prepared for retirement, but, survey findings reveal that roughly half (46%) of "successful sixties" spend more...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AARP is appealing a federal court ruling that would allow employers to offer more generous retiree health care benefits to those not...

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Department of Justice have agreed to a settlement in a religious discrimination suit.

October 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty seven percent of Americans are extremely or very satisfied with the quality of health care they receive, according to the 2005 Health...