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June 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced that it is terminating its telecommuting program for information-technology employees, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

June 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Spherion Emerging Workforce Study, conducted by Harris Interactive, found that an increasing number of employers are turning to prescreening tools and assessment...

June 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of college educated 25- to 34-year-olds say they choose where they want to live first before looking for a job, according to...

June 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most HR professionals say their company has or is planning to develop a program aimed at training leaders within the company.

June 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to rein in on the threat of further security breaches, the US Veterans Affairs Department has suspended the use of...

June 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said a North Carolina hospice discriminated against a woman when it fired her for refusing to...

June 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the Greenwich, Connecticut police department filed a discrimination suit that accused the town of holding firm hiring practices that "systematically and...

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The compensation for about 85,000 UK workers who lost their pensions will be far less than the £15 billion some ministers said it...

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey is expected to propose Wednesday a change to the state's public pension system that would trade traditional DB...

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The survey found that 85% of senior managers said they demonstrate their organization's brand values in their behavior.

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A white paper published by MassMutual Retirement Services looks into participant retirement savings trends and offers suggestions for employers based on behavioral economics...

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch & Co. has said settlement talks have broken down regarding claims that the company discriminated against African-American brokers, Reuters reports.

June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey on talent management finds that US companies are not making good use of their existing talent pools.

June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new retirement index found that 45% of working-age households are "at risk" of not being able to afford the same standard of...

June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it was investigating FedEx Corp's requirement that employees pass a cognitive abilities test for promotion past...

June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration discussed yesterday enacting a fifth-tier pension plan for municipal workers that would lessen their retirement benefits.

June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined benefits plans for S&P 500 companies were underfunded by $140.4 billion in 2005, according to a Standard & Poor's report released Tuesday.

June 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US Immigration & Customs Enforcement worker was given the go ahead Friday by a federal judge to proceed with her workplace discrimination...

June 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Professional services firm, Ernst & Young developed "Working Moms Network" (WMN) to support new, expectant and veteran mothers, giving them resources, networking and...

June 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verizon Communications, Inc. has agreed to pay $48.9 million in credit to the pension accounts of thousands of former and current female employees...