Employee Benefits

Millions of young adults getting coverage under new healthcare law

2011-12-14 10:01:00

The healthcare law signed by President Obama last year has now helped as many as 2.5 million young adults get health insurance over the last year despite the lagging economy, new data released by the federal government indicates. And since the...

The recession strikes again: More people can't afford retirement

2011-01-20 16:33:29

Gov. Scott Walker: 'Wisconsin is open for business'

2011-02-10 16:38:02

In the U.S, it's all work and no paid play

2007-07-16 00:00:00

The United States is the "no-vacation nation," the only advanced economy in the world that doesn't guarantee its workers any paid vacation time, says a recent report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington. In fact, 28 million...

Is Big Labor killing the Big Three?

2008-12-04 00:00:00

Today's question: U.S. automakers say the high cost of labor here gives overseas companies an unfair advantage. How much of a problem is Big Labor for Detroit? How much of an advantage -- if at all -- do Honda, Toyota and others have over U.S. companies?...

Pensions Are Losing Popularity

2002-03-27 14:11:55

The traditional corporate pension, which gives workers a guaranteed paycheck in retirement, has rarely looked more attractive--or been more endangered, pension experts say. The Enron Corp. scandal and losses in 401(k) accounts have raised questions about...

Portsmouth wants to fix employee benefit program

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Officials are working to fix an underfunded employee benefit program before the problems start to affect the city's bond rating. City officials are selling up to $175 million in pension obligation bonds in the next month or so to firm up Portsmouth's...

City of Modesto budget no surprise

2013-05-17 03:34:02

There are no surprises in Modesto's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Residents should expect more of what they have experienced from the city in the past few years -- not enough money to fix streets and sidewalks, maintain parks, trim and...

Boomers facing uncertainty of retirement, maybe working years more than they thought

2013-05-13 02:38:00

The Great Recession saw unemployment rates double and the housing bust that proved far stronger and lasted much longer than anyone had expected. Through it all, retirement savings plans took a major hit. The economy is improving now. South Florida...

PEOPLE

2013-05-12 02:27:00

SOUTH BEND AM General announces that Daniel Chien has joined the company as senior vice president, engineering and product development. Chien will be responsible for overseeing the company's military engineering and product development operations,...

Glendale pays big pension numbers

2013-05-11 07:41:00

As Glendale struggles to get a handle on its growing pension obligations, records show that about 11% of the nearly 1,350 city retirees draw annual pensions of more than $100,000 a year — and some of them far more than that. At the top of the list...

After Orange vote, stop local benefit mandates

2013-04-21 00:00:00

Last year Orange County commissioners resorted to an underhanded, 11th-hour maneuver to keep a proposed sick-leave mandate off the November ballot. A panel of judges, finding commissioners had violated the county charter, ordered the mandate on the 2014...

Julie Jagla has been named associate director of the Center for Employee Benefits at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Jagla has more than 25 years as an employee benefits attorney, consultant and plan administrator for corporate clients.

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Liz Smith, 36, has been promoted to president, employee benefits, at Assurance headquartered in the northwestern suburbs. She was previously executive vice president of employee benefits. Smith is a member of Assurance�s executive management team.

2013-01-28 09:37:00

Lisa K. Loesel has been promoted to partner in the Chicago office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. She focuses her practice on a variety of employee benefits matters, including the design, amendment and administration of pension plans, 401(k) plans and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.

2012-11-14 07:46:00