Benefits

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Blue Ridge Community College has offered a 403(b) retirement plan for employees since 1972.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An error in the automated system for calculating pension checks for Milwaukee County retirees resulted in both underpayments and overpayments to retirees.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compliance with health care reform is already driving up costs for some employers’ group health plans.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Teachers are less satisfied with their jobs than they have been in decades, according to the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Teachers,...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation is a major concern for plan sponsors and their participants when planning retirement investment portfolios.  

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average total healthcare costs per employee are expected to reach $11,664 in 2012, up from $10,982 in 2011.

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 39% of investors between the ages of 21-50 are confident that they will...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2012 NCAA basketball tournament will result in millions of hours in lost work productivity, as workers watch games, check scores and manage...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends the formation of an interagency task force to coordinate existing research, education and outreach efforts to foster...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines will freeze pensions for most workers instead of terminating them as the company reorganizes under bankruptcy protection.

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the passage of the health reform law two years ago, organizations are exploring alternate healthcare models, such as Corporate Exchanges, to deliver...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Organizations' health and wellness offerings have expanded beyond traditional programs to now include mental and emotional health, financial health, work-life effectiveness and workplace...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPOSNOR.com) – The current economic climate has affected the way in which nearly half (49%) of Americans are approaching contributions to their Individual Retirement Accounts...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-eight percent of investors say they have “little” to “no” control over their ability to build retirement savings. 

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of U.S. workers who make annual IRA contributions has dropped to a...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Media accounts make it seem public pensions are financially insecure and costly but, while some state and local plans have become underfunded in...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is a myth that defined benefit (DB) plans cost more than defined contribution (DC) plans, according to Joshua Gotbaum, director of the...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-six percent of workers reported they discuss politics at work. 

March 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Office of Personnel Management  (OPM) accelerated its processing of retirement claims in February, according to agency statistics.

March 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unions representing 6,500 New York State court employees are suing the state for changing members' healthcare benefits while contract negotiations were still under...