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Firms Address HIPAA Compliance

March 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Privacy and Security survey conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit...
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UK Union Claims Harrods is Strike Target

March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK's Amicus Union has warned department store Harrods that it could be hit with a "damaging" strike over not properly consulting with workers...
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Cracker Barrel Agrees to $2M Settlement

March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national restaurant chain has agreed to a $2 million out of court settlement of charges that employees at three restaurants were sexually...
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Study: Telecommuting Now 'Just Work'

March 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While employers with telecommuting programs continue to view them as one way to save on the cost of underutilized office space, increasingly these...
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Hawaii ERS Puts out New Plan Scheme

March 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news is that state and county workers in Hawaii can join a new pension program that could add hundreds of dollars...
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Nutmeg State Debates Health Coverage Tax

March 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislative fervor sweeping many parts of the country over the extent to which large companies are allegedly shirking their duties to provide sufficient...
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Hooters Hit with ADA Lawsuit

March 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued the restaurant chain Hooters on behalf of a Rochester, New York-area waitress who claimed...
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Most IT Hiring Expected in Retail Industry

March 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Technology executives in the retail sector were the most optimistic about hiring IT employees in the second quarter of 2006, according to the...
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CEOs Show High Creativity

March 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What differentiates people qualified to be chief executives is a high degree of creativity, which includes being innovative and willing to accept risks,...