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August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees at Truman Medical Centers (TMC) sued the hospital for changing their retirement plans.

August 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor is suing to restore $34.6 million in assets to two pension funds for employees of auto supplier Metavation.

August 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Callan Associates announced that Dana R. Brown joined the company's Fund Sponsor Consulting group as senior vice president on July 30.

August 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Communication is a leading driver of plan sponsor satisfaction with third-party administrators (TPAs), according to a report published by Transamerica Retirement Services.

August 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers counting on wellness programs to bend the benefits cost curve must include strong communication plans in their strategy if they hope to...

August 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has determined a plan administrator was right in bypassing a deceased retirement plan participant’s stepchildren when distributing his account.

August 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina’s retirement system has lost at least $4.1 million from its investment in Facebook, according to a lawsuit.

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - All the controversy regarding the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) guidance about fee disclosures for brokerage windows may have overshadowed its guidance for model...

August 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In its second-quarter earnings call, food-service distributor Sysco Corp. announced it has decided to restructure its domestic nonunion retirement programs.

August 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For Generation Y employees, honest and practical education, social media communications and proper incentives will result in an increase in retirement plan participation.

August 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The leaders of groups representing teachers and state employees asked the state Supreme Court to take up its lawsuit challenging benefit changes.

August 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An audit of Minnesota state employees’ dependents has resulted in 3,100 losing state-provided health insurance.

August 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A school teacher has filed suit against the Houston Independent School District (HISD) over what she claims is age, race and gender discrimination.

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) hired Varcity Kariuki, CFA, as executive director and client portfolio manager.

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers place a high value on employee financial literacy.

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Retired State Employees Association of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit challenging a new cash balance pension plan for future state workers.

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most employers say their company is not well prepared to implement the 2014 provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many companies have yet to realize the full potential for health care benefit cost savings and operational efficiency, according to a study.

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Michigan State Senate approved changes to the school employee pension system that pushed back a decision on whether to move workers into...

August 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration approved a new five-year strategic plan.