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December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While layoffs continue to loom at a number of firms, perks and pay appear to be escaping the ax at most firms responding...

November 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - You might want to keep an eye on the mistletoe at the office Christmas party this year, according to a new online survey...

November 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More and more of us have resumes floating around on the Internet - but what would happen if your boss saw YOURS out...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) rate increases will be lower in 2003 than they were in 2002, according to...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest defense contractor has added sexual orientation to its anti-discrimination policy and plans to offer health benefits to domestic partners of...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cigna Corp has offered a proposal to settle class-action lawsuits brought on by hundreds of thousands of physicians claiming they are unfairly being...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of unionized steel workers have walked off the job, angered that their employer wants to replace their pension plan with a...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Airways has asked workers with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) to double their health insurance contributions and accept an elimination of...

November 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The tentative deal that allowed West Coast dock workers to go back to work over the weekend reportedly includes only a $0.50/hour annual...

November 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy-three percent of HR professionals believe their company has clearly stated its strategic direction, but only 44% feel the strategic direction was communicated...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania employer has introduced a new policy designed to cut down on profanity in the workplace - and pay for the office...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what was described as a "historic" agreement by federal mediators, West Coast dockworkers and shipping companies reached a tentative six-year contract agreement...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Retirement Services has unveiled new 401(k) statements, incorporating easy-to-understand language and color graphics, to assist plan participants in understanding their retirement accounts,...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy-eight percent of small businesses said they plan to do something special for their employees this holiday season, according to a recent American...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate techies are generally happy with their pay, their relationships with peers and supervisors and their physical work environment despite IT layoffs and...

November 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A tax credit given to companies for on-site child-care is going unused, prompting calls from The National Women's Law Center to give the...

November 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventeen Bristol, England exotic dancers have joined the General Municipal and Boilermakers' Union (GMB) in an effort to see working conditions in the...

November 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a court injunction keeping union officials out of Wal-Mart's 3,200 US stores, the nation's largest private employer continues locked in an intense...

November 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Financial Services has changed its severance package to bring policies more in line with that of its competitors.

November 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care plan costs continue to increase with prescription plans' nearly 20% increase leading the pack, and with dental plans showing increases similar...