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January 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most employees think their employers are telling the truth, the same number believe their employers are running it through the "spin" cycle...

January 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alabama Governor Bob Riley wants a special legislative session convened to discuss rising medical costs for public employees and Medicaid recipients, as well...

January 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has filed suit against a Southern California supermarket chain for allegedly hiring back striking grocery...

January 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were 5.3 cases of nonfatal injuries or illnesses per 100 full time workers in the United States in 2002.

January 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) is offering employers some advice on how to avoid paying overtime costs if expected new regulations go...

January 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If lawmakers do not move fast on defined benefit issues such as interest rate reform, employers may opt to move away from the...

January 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual funds may be the belle of the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) rollover right now, but current trends suggest that party may be...

January 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four out of 10 workers, spurred by the desire to find a more satisfactory work experience, make more money and advance their career,...

January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs has been a systemwide crisis in recent years, a new study finds it is particularly problematic...

January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of Wall Street economists gazed into their crystal balls recently and saw a comparatively rosy 2004 employment picture in which companies...

January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong is starting 2004 by eliminating its pension plan contribution and suspending its matching contribution to employees' 401(k) retirement savings plans.

January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal workers will get a 2004 pay raise, but it's not yet clear how big it will ultimately prove to be.

January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of workplace problems from depressed workers - factors such as absenteeism and lost productivity - were largely flat at $52 billion,...

January 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As if plan sponsors didn't have enough to fret about in the new year, it looks like spam e-mail about juicy topics as...

December 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is asking the County Court of Common Pleas for an injunction to stop the county Retirement Board from spending employee...

December 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sure, Americans make New Year's Resolutions in which they vow to live healthier and more wholesome lives. But that doesn't mean they live...

December 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Job seekers are seeing a ray of sunshine in an otherwise cloudy employment picture heading into the new year.

December 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority (71%) of part-time workers in their prime working years - 25 to 65 - are working the part-time schedule by choice.

December 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many in the corporate world may have been singing the blues during the economic downturn, but there wasn't much cause for complaining in...

December 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If state and local governments of New York want to save money on their retirement plans, they should consider switching their traditional pension...