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May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING U.S. Retirement Services (ING), provider of K-12 and higher education 403(b) retirement plan products and services, has notified the IRS of its...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan deficits shrank in April for the second successive month with a strengthening equity market and stable bond yields, according to Mercer.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global insurance broker Willis Group holdings has put on hold its 401(k) match for 2009 - a move the company said helped its...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Family and Medical Leave Act's (FMLA) requirement of a notice to the employer "as is practicable" does not guarantee a worker a...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in California has rebuffed demands from JP Morgan Chase and Co. that it dismiss a lawsuit alleging mistakes that could...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking for insights on their fiduciary responsibilities can now get that information from the Labor Department without leaving their desks.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has suspended its 401(k) match until August 31 as part of a broader cost-cutting move.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Interstate Hotels and Resorts, an Arlington, Virginia hotel owner and manager, has suspended its 401(k) match and contribution to its non-qualified deferred compensation...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verso Paper Corp. posted a 37% decrease in net sales for the first quarter of 2009 compared to the year-ago quarter - and...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has indicated that requiring workers to undergo a health risk assessment that includes disability questions likely violates...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The move toward bundling of defined benefit plan services may have run its course, according to a new survey.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At least someone is getting benefits from the recession.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former president of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has stepped down from the board of the Los Angeles fire and...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Memphis-based paper products manufacturer has joined the ranks of employers suspending their 401(k) match as part of a cost-cutting campaign.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California transportation, freight and logistics company has become the latest employer to suspend its 401(k) match.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manning & Napier Information Services has unveiled StreetWise HSA, a customizable online health savings account (HSA) education platform.

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lehman Brothers has apparently worked things out with the nation's private pension plan insurer.

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has canceled his call to increase pension costs for Illinois teachers, university staff and state employees.

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) only requires overall plan level investment diversification, a group of General Motors defined contribution plan...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Considering that her boss has a well-used Blackberry clipped to his belt, it was no surprise that new U.S. Secretary of Labor (DoL)...