Benefits Think

Maybe it is counterintuitive but the data has validity. I survey our break room every time I go to lunch and the majority of younger workers <30 are eating pizza, fast food, or worse, vending machine fare. Compare this to the older workers, who I see bringing healthier lunches from home, healthy frozen...

The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued two proposed rules to make investment advice more flexible for participants of 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts.

The American Savings Education Council (the nonprofit arm of EBRI) and AARP have released a new report examining the retirement readiness of Gen X and Gen Y workers. The report makes all of the usual observations about these two groups -- among them, that they aren´t saving as much as they know they...

Here´s a counterintuitive tip, but a tip nonetheless: Employers might do better targeting wellness and disease management programs toward younger workers, based on new survey results from EAP provider ComPsych. More than one-half of workers in their 60s have healthy diets, compared to only 17.7% of...

Making it the fifth appeals court to find that cash balance plans do not violate age discrimination law, a San Francisco court joined four others to rule in favor of the plans.

Nearly half (43%) of employees say they would use employer-sponsored services to find pet care if offered, states a new survey from Workplace Options. Three in five American workers own pets.

Under what circumstances employers can recoup HSA contributions? Wolters Kluwer breaks it down.

Here's a problem every defined benefit plan sponsor would love to have: plan surpluses. However, as the Pension Protection Act forces sponsors toward higher funding targets, it promises to become a bona fide issue, according to Towers Perrin. The consulting firm offers tips on managing surpluses.

Is there a 'hidden benefit' to the recently slumping economy? More than 300 respondents of a recent Omnia Group survey certainly think so.

Not all target-date funds are alike, so make sure you select one that ensures your specific workforce can hit the retirement bullseye. This checklist from the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?) can help you make the best choice....