Benefits

December 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Arizona Senate Republican leaders are creating legislation to repeal a law requiring state retirement system members to contribute more to their pensions. 
 

December 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are increasing their investment in the health and work effectiveness of their employees.

December 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-eight percent of Americans do not feel prepared for retirement. 
 

December 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 401(k) plan participants have adopted a more balanced approach to their portfolios. 

December 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sensata Technologies announced it will freeze its pension plan and scale back 401(k) contributions...

December 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 400 Nebraska State Patrol troopers have sued the governor and other state officials in federal court, claiming they've been overcharged for...

December 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When asked which holiday movie legend most reminded them of their bosses, 19% of workers surveyed chose George Bailey from “It’s a Wonderful...

December 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most U.S. adults have at least one financial New Year's resolution.

December 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – One in five of the 96 million U.S. women ages 18 to 64 lacks health insurance coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

December 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Generations X and Y have embraced the concept of self-directed retirement savings more so than their parents and grandparents. 

December 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighteen percent of Americans say planning for retirement is an area they want to work on improving in 2012.

December 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority is considering setting a minimum retirement age before retirees can receive benefits.

December 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wal-Mart is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing...

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed two bills to change the way the state manages retiree healthcare. 
 

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, supervisors will consider establishing a different retirement plan for new non-union employees who currently pay nothing toward their pensions.

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – UPS Supply Chain Solutions (UPS SCS) will pay $95,000 to settle a disability discrimination...

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority (61%) of middle-market retirement plan sponsors do not feel prepared for new fee disclosure rules.

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four of the (United Food and Commercial Workers) UFCW/multi-employer pension funds to which The Kroger Co. contributes will merge into a new fund...

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Finance and HR executives see a partnership between both teams in the future as companies address implications of healthcare reform. 
 

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Among top changes government workers will see in their benefit packages are wellness initiatives.