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December 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Conference Board has launched an Employer-Practices Locator, a Web-based database that includes specific actions employers have taken to address challenges presented by...

December 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The long-time doorman for a New York City apartment building has been suspended for a day for the third time.

December 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 83% of workers reported showing up for work sick, according to a poll by ComPsych Corporation, a Chicago-based employee assistance program provider.

December 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent OfficeTeam survey found nearly two-thirds (65%) of executives surveyed prefer to receive e-mail over other forms of communication, up from 34%...

December 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A former Starbucks server with an ear ailment has filed a lawsuit against the coffee chain retailer over allegations the Manhattan shop where...

December 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey conducted online by Harris Interactive and sponsored by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated found more than half of all...

December 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The most important task facing today's corporate leaders is choosing their successors, a new study asserts.

December 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Towers Perrin 2008 Global Compensation Planning Report shows moderate 2008 salary increases are projected for U.S. workers.

December 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new federal report painted a somber picture of the retirement readiness of American teenagers, projecting that 36.8% of today's 17-year-olds will reach...

December 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time since 2004, respondents to the Mercer Workplace Survey said they are more worried about keeping up with monthly expenses...

December 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Lincoln Retirement Institute survey of baby boomers and retirees (age 42+) reveals the majority would like a retirement planning do-over.

December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Watson Wyatt Worldwide study suggests the executive pay-for-performance compensation model appears to be working.

December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates has found the annual holiday bonus as a way to reward employees is losing favor as 63% of surveyed companies said...

December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers shelled out an average of $28.03 per hour for civilian employee compensation costs in September, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of...

December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College suggests the different regulatory environment for public sector defined contribution...

December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Between the Pension Protection Act's (PPA) strict funding requirements and new pension accounting reporting mandates, traditional defined benefit pensions could well be in...

December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's been some shifting in a list of the most costly drugs used in worker's compensation, according to the Hartford.

December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those Gen Y kids whom adults complained were defiant and expected much from the world have entered the workforce and brought their attitudes...

December 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Having a coffee break or two plays an important role in getting many people through their work day, according to a new survey.

December 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Federal personnel will have more time to celebrate Christmas this year because of an executive order designating Monday, December 24 as a paid...