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Confidence Falls for 63 Percent of Defined-Contribution Savings Plan Participants

A new survey shows 63 percent of defined-contribution plan participants have grown less...

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Employer-Provided Wireless Devices Benefit or Electronic Leashes

Employees view receiving mobile devices such as BlackBerrys as a benefit, but at a larg...

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How Clients and Staffing Companies Can Benefit From Unconventional Candidates

Since most companies often are not comfortable with the notion of flexible employment a...

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IRS Guides Employers on COBRA Rule Change

New guidance clarifies for employers the key question of when an employee has been invo...

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GM Bankruptcy Would Expose $13.5 Billion Pension Liability

A General Motors bankruptcy could become a nightmare for the federal government’s Pensi...

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Execs Financial Planning Perks Are on the Chopping Block

Several of the nation’s largest financial institutions have already stopped footing the...

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GM Says 600 UAW Workers Have Changed Their Minds on Buyout

General Motors said Friday, April 3, that about 600 hourly workers who tentatively acce...

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Merrill Settles 401(k) Class Action for $75 Million

The class action was initiated by Merrill employees in 2007 to recoup some of the losse...