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TABLE OF CONTENTS

April 2004


Are Benefit Costs Out of (Your) Control?








ALSO INSIDE



Cover

Out of (Your) Control?

A preview of our April issue.

Editorial

Pay the Piper

Introduction

Insulating the Bottom Line

Introduction

Impact on the "C" Suite

Introduction

Dollars & Sense

Introduction

Beyond 401(k)

Introduction

IMHO

The "Control" Voice

A return to rationality?

The Bottom Line

Wrestling with ROI

More companies want to know the return on their benefits packages. What they learn can help them understand what motivates employees

Shore Leave

Turnover, taxes, culture clash: Employers find offshore outsourcing is not always a bed of roses

Shifting Gears

Too much health-care cost shifting can create recruitment and retention problems, say recruiters

Picking a Winner

When was the last time you heard a company brag that its 401(k) plan was average?

Let It All Hang Out

The US appears likely to get started this year on a project that will revamp pension accounting—and lay bare your plan's finances

Finding the Middle Ground

Plan execs' compensation rose last year, but strapped employers are reining in bonuses and fighting turnover

Fat Cats "Fever"

Election year politics notwithstanding, executive compensation legislation has a good chance to pass this year

Deflating the Parachute

New golden parachute regulations take effect just as IRS begins audit program scrutinizing these packages

Course Corrections

Benchmarking is not just for the asset side of the pension balance sheet

Change by Design

The new Medicare law helps employers with retiree health-care costs, but many still are rethinking how their plans are set up

CDHP Skinny

When employees get involved, do plan sponsors save?

Back to the Drawing Board

When does terminating your defined benefit plan make sense? A hard look at throwing in the towel

Attacking the Glass Ceiling

Companies find that initiatives to advance women up the corporate ladder also help the bottom line

A Carrot, Not a Stick

Companies are finding creative ways to make employees understand their role in cutting health-care costs
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