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January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - European executives are not only closing the pay gap on their US counterparts, but, in many cases getting an even fatter paycheck, according...

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers in Ohio are contemplating a measure that would prevent Ohio from recognizing same-sex marriages and keep some state employees from getting benefits...

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal workers who have repeatedly gone to the financial well for a loan from their 401(k) plan will now find the exercise a...

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salary budget increase rates in 2004 will remain unchanged from 2003's 3.5%.

January 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Using profanity to describe a previous boss and eating a sandwich during the interview were among the best examples of what not to...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most global executives just want to have fun.

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPSONSOR.com) - Canadian plan sponsors are worried that their efforts to educate their defined contribution (DC) plan participants are not going far enough, and that...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With workplace security concerns very much on employers' minds these days, the number of companies conducting candidate background checks has skyrocketed in the...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPSONSOR.com) - Two-thirds (66%) of defined contribution plan sponsors are knowledgeable about the current mutual fund scandal and 59% are extremely or very concerned about...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says Americans looking to save money on prescription medications should look no further than generic versions...

January 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Government workers joining the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) after June 30, 2004 will be able to choose a defined contribution (DC) plan as...

January 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock option expensing will only hurt nonmanagement employee grants, as executive stock option awards are likely to remain untouched.

January 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past two years, more than half of the 600 companies polled by Mellon Human Resources & Investor Solutions (HR&IS) have increased...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of time that managers and executives spend looking for work is plummeting, a leading indicator that the employment picture may be...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey Governor James McGreevey wants to mandate two paid days off for working parents to attend to issues with their children.

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of large US companies doesn't paint a pretty picture for the future of retiree health benefits including higher costs and...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Washington, DC-based research group, which advises Congress and federal officials about health issues, has called for universal health care in the US...

January 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Staring down the barrel of a $37 million deficit, Rhode Island's secretary of state is urging the state to consider purchasing prescription drugs...

January 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things are finally looking up when it comes to compensation for chief information officers for the first time in three years, according to...

January 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected New Jersey Governor James McGreevey has inked the Garden State's Domestic Partnership Act giving unprecedented legal, health care and financial rights...