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July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have sued a national grocery chain for what they said was a decade of harassment against black and Hispanic workers at...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About a third of those married or living together agree about how much they need to save for a comfortable retirement, according to...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost three-fourths of the 553 global companies that responded to a recent survey said they either have a plan to deal with an...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ralphs Grocery Company has reached a settlement with the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California on charges that it improperly...

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. (GM) shareholders approved two proposals on Tuesday that would give them more influence in the way directors are elected.

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-eight percent of accounting and finance firms participating in a new survey predicted strong to very strong company growth in 2006 - up...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation passed by the House threatens to impose a $5 million appropriations withholding for certain federal agencies if the number of telecommuting workers...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that state law does not permit gay marriage, striking down 44 gay and lesbian couples'...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the New York State Supreme Court to decide if statements employers make on a...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US pension plans slightly lost ground in June with higher liabilities, but they were still in better financial shape than at the beginning...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed a bill that allows seriously ill college students to continue to be covered under their parents' health...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation said Wednesday it will take over $29 million deficit of a New York hospital's defined benefit plan, after...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHICAGO - When shopping for service providers, plan sponsors and their advisors cannot be shy when it comes to the specific services for...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago - "You get sued for large sudden losses, not for matters of prudent or imprudent decisions," said Fred Reish, Managing Director at...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHICAGO - Plan sponsors about to trek down the road to Total Retirement Outsourcing (TRO) should consider it a voyage of discovery.

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average annual medical cost for a family of four in 2006 is $13,382, according to the Milliman Medical Index (MMI) 2006.

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thrivent Investment Management launched the Thrivent Diversified Income Plus Fund, designed to provide income and the potential for market growth.

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago - Auto enrollment is starting to look like the primary way plan sponsors expect to increase plan participation and one of Congress'...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CitiStreet unveiled a centralized client data management group to help plan sponsors manage their benefits administration data, including conversion, cleanup, process consulting and...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHICAGO - Employers staring at a plan report showing low participation and deferral rates may be able to turn things around by uttering...