Benefits

October 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three Lucent retirees have hit the communications company with a lawsuit alleging that it did not maintain retiree health coverage even though it...

October 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts property management firm has agreed to a $126,000 settlement deal to dispose of federal charges that it shortchanged a pension plan...

October 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers with a diverse workforce enjoy both reduced costs and improved profits, according to a new survey.

October 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - R.D.'s Drive-In Restaurant has been fighting since 2002 to keep its policy in place that employees speak only English while at work.

October 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study published by the Pension Research Council found that employer match, liquidity, and investment features in 401(k) plans have little effect on...

October 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate officials are apparently meeting the needs of seriously ill workers who request special accommodations to continue in their jobs.

October 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A special commission appointed by the UK government is expected to recommend in its final report that employees should be automatically enrolled to...

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%...