Erring on the high side when choosing a 401(k) savings default-contribution rate won’t likely discourage employees from participating in the plan, new research suggests. Plan sponsors’ experiences back up this finding. Setting default rates between 7 percent and 10 percent did not result in lower enrollment when compared to a 6 percent control rate.
Push 401(k) Default Savings Rates Higher, Researchers and Plan Sponsors Agree
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2018 Open Enrollment: Voluntary Benefits Emphasize Choice
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Good Jobs for High School Graduates Still Exist
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A new Department of Labor (DOL) test for determining when interns are employees who must be paid in accordance...
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Senate Confirms Preston Rutledge to Lead Employee Benefits Security Administration
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As 2017 ended, the U.S. Senate confirmed Preston Rutledge as the new assistant secretary of labor for the Employee...
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Voluntary Benefits Now Essential, Not Fringe
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Offering an array of voluntary benefits that help workers to safeguard their financial security, based on personal and family...
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In Focus: Trump Proposes Tying Federal Workers' Pay to Performance
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Using variable pay to reward workers for achieving goals is now common in the private sector. For federal workers,...
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Employee Convicted of Fraud Still Eligible for Workers’ Comp
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An employee who was convicted of insurance fraud—after he exaggerated a work-related injury to a doctor who then prescribed...
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Fired Compliance Officer’s FMLA Retaliation Claim Dismissed
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A compliance officer for a not-for-profit hospital who claimed that he was unlawfully fired for reporting problems at the...
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