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February 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Canadian Auto Workers' union will push for improvements in the pensions offered to its members when it meets with representatives from the...

February 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With rampant pension problems throughout the beleaguered airline industry, the Northwest Airlines pilots union has kicked off talks with the carrier to freeze...

February 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans aren't giving participants enough investment options, according to a study from three prominent academics.

February 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Home Depot has announced a partnership with four Hispanic organizations with the goal of recruiting more Spanish-speaking employees.

February 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hotel and motel giant Marriott International has inked a seven-year business process outsourcing (BPO) deal with Hewitt Associates.

February 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study of plan sponsors' reaction to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) shows that most are still...

February 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what appears to be a preemptive strike, General Motors Corp. is reportedly dropping Walgreens from its network of prescription-drug providers, anticipating that...

February 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has been awarded a human resources outsourcing contract worth $120 million by Delta Air Lines.

February 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Airlines has notified its retired pilots that it plans to slash their pension payments by as much as 40% until the ultimate...

February 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Echo Boomers, the children of Baby Boomers, do actually care about saving and planning for retirement, a new study has revealed.

February 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court is alleging that PNC Financial Services violated federal pension law by altering the method by which...

February 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 80% of Fortune 500 CEOs who retire or are pushed out of office receive separation pay with a mean present value that...

February 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 80% of Fortune 500 CEOs who retire or are pushed out of office receive separation pay with a mean present value that...

February 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delaware state officials have unveiled a proposal for s statewide health insurance purchasing pool.

February 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan providers should be looking at participants whose balances of $5,000 or less fall under the new automatic rollover requirement as a...

February 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The increasingly popular consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) are also proving to be great cost-savers for employers, a new study found.

February 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer-driven health plan enrollment continues to grow, with 56% of employees opting to join such plans.

February 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies are more likely to pay fees for qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) rather than dip into retirement plan assets for that expense,...

February 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of companies sending employees to work in different countries is on the rise, although the average length of stay is shortening,...

February 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 25% of consumers may be overly optimistic about how well they are planning and saving for retirement, according to a Wachovia Retirement...