Retirement

Benefits Crippling Large and Small Businesses Alike

Two New York Times items today create a useful, if discouraging, overview of the way the American reliance on employers to provide health and pension benefits hurts our economy (and health). One explores how collectively-bargained benefit commitments hampered GM... (Continue reading)

Four Supreme Court Employment Decisions in One Day!

Score that employees 2, employers 2. High Court rules: disability retirement program did not discriminate on age; employer has burden of proving reasonable factor other than age in age discrimination disparate impact cases; insurer conflict of interest is factor... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court Makes ERISA Sausage

"Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made." Otto von Bismarck This quote came to mind as my fatigued late-night-blogging mind struggled through last week's Supreme Court decision in LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc.,... (Continue reading)

Will YOU Be Able to Afford Retirement?

Between problems with the social security fund, and the demise of the defined retirement benefit programs, there has been a great deal of discussion lately about retirement and whether people will be able to afford to retire. Now, comes this... (Continue reading)

Pensions and Distributed Work: An Unlikely Pair of Trend-to-Watch Topics

Sometimes I note a flurry of articles on related topics, which may point towards important trends. The other day I was hurrying through a mass of headlines, looking for good stuff to post on the “Recent Reading” page, when I... (Continue reading)

HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for December 12, 2005

Hopefully, this week’s update brings a little something for everyone, starting with this delightful winter photo entitled “A Snow Angel.” This great pic attracted many comments on flickr, including: “It brings me right back to being a small child bundled... (Continue reading)