Editorial Staff

Members of the Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council have scheduled an open forum to discuss disability benefits in defined contribution plans, as well as other topics.

U.S. employers do not expect to fund their annual bonuses for workers again this year, but companies do predict small to moderate pay increases in 2013, according a pair of surveys by Towers Watson.

American workers are more concerned about cuts in their benefits than losing their jobs, according to a Gallup poll

Health care reform and employers’ desire to limit their health insurance costs will fuel interest in defined contribution health benefits and private insurance exchanges, according to an EBRI report

Large percentages of Americans lack confidence about their level of life insurance coverage or don’t discuss the benefit often at home.

Workers as young as their twenties are getting – and using – long-term benefits, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

From providing excellence in customer service to creating groundbreaking technology, the 2012 Health, Retirement and overall Employee Benefit Advisers of the Year are forward-thinking innovators who rose above an outstanding field of applicants to claim EBA’s top honors.

Workers as young as their twenties are getting – and using – long-term benefits, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Jennifer Harvey of American Express wins for Best Overall Communications Campaign.

The Benefits Forum and Expo began Sunday in Phoenix with the honoring of the benefits professionals of the year.

Health assistance provider CareCounsel has been purchased by Stanford Hospital & Clinics, which says leadership and core directive will not be changing.

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association claims that consumers and the health care industry have saved more than $1 trillion in the past 10 years through the use of non-name-brand meds.

Only 7% of private company CFOs say they share financial updates with their full staff, even though doing so can reduce misinformation and increase team mentality, new research indicates.

An American Psychological Association survey says that, despite the shaky economic recovery, a lack of better jobs is not one of the major factors leading to workers sticking with their current employers.

Auto-enrollment, auto-increase and professional advice features are all up among 401(k) plans, according to a new data analysis from Charles Schwab.

CareerBuilder says more employees are reporting being bullied and claim that HR is doing nothing about it.

While most workers are not as financially sound as they should be, more are being proactive with their retirement and investment plans.

A new survey shows that, despite rising costs, more companies plan to keep health care on the menu for active employees.

Risk is rising and asset return dropping for corporate benefit pension plans, according to new research by Mercer.

Businesses whose employees work in Seattle have only days remaining before new paid sick and safe time rules kick in.