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AT&T Hit with Two More FLSA Class Actions

December 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com)A law firm specializing in class action employment law cases has filed two suits alleging AT&T violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

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FedEx Puts Back Part of 401(k) Match

December 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com)Still cautious about a slow U.S. economic recovery, package shipper FedEx Corp. announced it would reinstate half of its 401(k) match as well...

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Disability Claims Spike after New Year

December 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis of one million short-term disability claims by The Hartford Financial Services Group finds that claims dip in the eight weeks...

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Albertsons to Pay $8.9M for Discrimination

December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Albertsons, LLC, a national grocery chain, will pay $8.9 million to settle three employment discrimination lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the...

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Poll Finds Few Retirement Planners

December 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most Americans don’t have money set aside for unanticipated financial emergencies and are not adequately getting ready for their children’s college expenses and...

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Compensation Programs Suffer in Down Economy

December 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The victims of the recession in terms of employee pay and benefits were employer compensation programs, according to new research from Deloitte.

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Office Temperatures can be a Hot Topic

December 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Having an employee who is too cold or too hot in the office is more than a source of potential workplace friction; it...

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Holiday Bonuses Heading for Extinction

December 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Hewitt Associates shows the number of companies offering traditional holiday bonuses in 2009 is at record lows.