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December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The findings of the KnowledgeBank 2008-2009 Total Compensation Survey of Mid-Atlantic Technology Companies suggest that responding companies embrace flexible human resource practices to...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by Hewitt Associates reveals that, in an effort to simplify the leave of absence process, more employers are shifting the...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even as news reports of companies suspending employer match contributions to defined contribution plans continue, a new Mercer survey reveals 83% of employers...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer contributions to participants' health savings accounts increased from 2006 to 2008, according to newly published data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey from Hewitt Associates, 42% of companies will continue to provide employees with holiday bonuses this year, although the...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research indicates good managers are more important than money to employees in India.

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RESOURCES for Retirement, a retirement plan advisory and consulting firm, has added a dedicated adviser to address needs of participants during the current...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A broad pension relief measure approved by U.S. House lawmakers that includes a one-year required minimum distribution moratorium also features a variety of...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 by unanimous consent.

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services, a division of New York Life Investment Management LLC, announced the expansion of its West coast presence...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Akron, Ohio-based bank has become the latest employer to drop its 401(k) match to save money-in this case to better deal with...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy and higher health costs are forcing 13% of employees to cut their retirement plan contributions, and 20% indicate their ability to...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers spent an average $1.28 per hour worked for retirement and savings benefits in September, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau of...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday it will pay as much as $54.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleges the retailer violated...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unisource Program Administrators, LLC has expanded its programs with its insurance carrier partners to provide their agents with access to workers' compensation products...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Advisor Software, Inc. has released a couple of enhancements to its ASI Portfolio Forecaster.

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has been hit with two new stock drop class action lawsuits alleging a fiduciary breach by continuing to...

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Republican U.S. Senators have introduced proposals to delay enforcement of retirement plan required minimum distribution (RMD) rules because of the struggling economy.

December 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Section 409A guidance issued Wednesday by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an employer is not required...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer survey indicates the economic realities of the past year have led retirement plan participants to lower their retirement expectations.