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September 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Distributors, the intermediary distribution company of Lincoln Financial Group, has announced John C. Kennedy has joined the firm as head of...

September 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The deputy commissioner of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission has ruled that the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act prohibits Facebook Inc. from complying...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Retirement Plan Services has announced a distribution partnership with the financial services firm Edward Jones.

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) found City and county managers have employed a range of strategies to weather...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured more than $54 billion into U.S. open-end mutual funds in August - the largest inflow since February 2007, according to Morningstar.

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has gone back to federal court asking a judge to force a former home health care firm...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from The Principal suggests that actively sponsored non-profit plans, including 403(b) plans, are achieving the same level of success as...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers running their 2009 open enrollment programs are expected to show employees a lot that looks familiar as companies continue trying to shave...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Allstate Insurance Company has agreed to pay $4.5 million to about 90 older former employees as part of a settlement in an age...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Midwest Capital Advisors (MCA) of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been selected as the "Single Source" provider of 403(b) and 457 retirement plan investments...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index finds more workers saying their retirement balances are rising or at least no longer declining.

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage this year - with employees on average paying $3,515 and employers...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - This past Sunday was Grandparents' Day, and as I was remembering mine, I culled the Internet for quotes about grandparents, finding some...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of Delphi Corp. salaried retirees filed a lawsuit September 14 against the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which has taken over...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private sector pension insurer is taking responsibility for the underfunded pension plans covering about 900 workers and retirees at bankrupt auto...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Jersey pharmacy technician has filed suit against her employer, charging she now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from a company...

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 41% of employers in a new CareerBuilder poll have hired a U.S. veteran or a National Guard member in the last six...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -New York Life Retirement Plan Services has unveiled a redesigned participant Web page.

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer may still be on the legal hook for violating federal age discrimination laws even if the hiring manager accused of potential...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania state House has approved a new version of legislation proposing the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System take over municipal retirement systems with...