Benefits Manager

Younger Americans are more interested in having a guaranteed retirement income feature in their retirement savings plans than those 45 years of age or older, according to a LinkedIn poll conducted by Prudential Retirement.

Fifty percent of U.S. workers earned less than $26,364 last year, reflecting a growing income gap between the nation's rich and poor, the government reported Thursday.

Unemployment rates fell in half of U.S. states last month, a sign that September's pickup in hiring was felt around the country.

Employers can reduce higher medial costs due to unnecessary employee ER visits by better educating employees about their options, according to a recent survey conducted by Evive Health and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is scaling back health care coverage for future part-time workers while raising premiums for some full-time workers.

New York Citys defined benefit pension plans deliver the same retirement income as defined contribution 401(k)-type individual accounts,but for 40 percent less cost, according to a report by the National Institute on Retirement Security and Pension Trustee Advisors on behalf of the Office of New York City Comptroller John C....

In 2012, workers can expect an average pay raise of 2.8 percent, compared to 2.7 percent in 2011 and 2.9 percent in 2010, according to a survey conducted by Buck Consultants.

Mexico, which claims to have the fattest children in the world, is trying to encourage others to follow Anghella's lead. Public schools have banned junk food and are requiring more hours of physical education while the federal government has launched a media campaign that invites families to enroll their kids...