Benefits

A judge has issued multiple restraining orders to prevent the Singing River Health System from terminating its pension plan for employees.

Don’t look for a specific plan or product, and it may not work for all companies, but phased retirement is a coming trend, AARP says.

The U.S. House of Representatives is trying to ease employer mandate requirements of the ACA.

Health care reform has given employers new ideas about providing health benefits to pre-65 retirees.

A bill establishing the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program has been signed into law.

Six elected judges say a new pension law in California was illegally applied to them retroactively.

The city of Cincinnati will pay higher contributions to its pension system under a new agreement.

Recent reports have claimed health savings accounts (HSAs) can be a useful additional tool for retirement saving. But, how feasible is it that employees can accumulate savings in...

A new research report suggests public school teachers would not choose a DC retirement plan over a DB retirement plan without powerful incentives.

Two major league baseball teams have discontinued pension plans for non-uniformed staff.

People enrolled in so-called “consumer-driven” health plans are more involved in their health care, according to a new report from EBRI.

State and local governments, overall, face significant costs for post-retirement benefits.

Employers remain committed to providing medical benefits for employees, and almost half have or will consider a private exchange for full-time active employees before 2018.

Few employers plan to eliminate or make major changes in their health care benefits in the near future.

Millennials put a lower priority on medical care than do other generations, but they are the most likely to want employers to play an active role in supporting...

Rising health care costs over the last decade have prompted many local governments to make changes to their plans and strategies.

Confidence continues to rise among public pension plan administrators about the sustainability of their funds and their readiness to address future retirement issues.

An Illinois judge has ruled that pension reforms signed into law in December 2013 violate a clause of the Illinois state constitution.

The average total health benefit cost per employee rose 3.9% this year, alongside a 5% enrollment increase in high-deductible, consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), as revealed in a Mercer...

Reduced benefits for life doesn’t sound like much of a deal, but that’s what most people opt for when they decide to take Social Security benefits early.