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August 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While there were 1,754 mass layoffs covering 392,338 people during the second quarter of 2002, the figures represent a continued improvement from the...

August 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After months of rumors and media speculation, International Business Machines (IBM) says it is cutting more than 15,600 jobs in its computer-services and...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GenXers may have been portrayed as financial neer-do-wells, with better things to do than worry about careers or saving, but a new survey...

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Laid off managers are increasingly being bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and have started their own company, a survey found.

August 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The use of company stock compensation is "thriving" among US employers, according to an industry group report.

August 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors have relied on their ability to administer their 401(k) plan online as the most effective way they have to control costs,...

August 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing a decreased employee need due to increased productivity efficiencies in its operations, the GoldK online retirement plan provider this week laid off...

August 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If insurer projections are accurate, plan sponsors could still be looking at some hefty healthcare increases this year and next, according to a...

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has upheld complaints that African-American employees at Xerox Corp's Cincinnati facilities were racially harassed.

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate executives still have strong employee support despite rampant financial scandals, a survey found.

August 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most New York-area companies offer a 401(k) and/or a pension plan to employees, according to a new survey.

August 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a continuing whirlwind of scandal swirling around the corporate world, it's no wonder employees are growing more fretful of their employer's and...

August 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consulting giant Accenture Ltd. has cancelled raises for most workers - and plans to cut partner salaries by as much as 8%, according...

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pay raises have been harder to come by this year, even for venture capital CEOs, according to a new survey.

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer whose religious practices were "its standard operating procedure" has lost a case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

August 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are apparently making fewer job offers to college grads - and for less money - than a year ago, according to a...

August 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Talk about a job opportunity made in heaven.

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another sign of the ailing economy, many companies have slashed the size of their raises from the levels they estimated a...

August 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by a temporary staffing company reveals that perceptions about the industry are a far cry from reality.

July 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has signed a consent decree against an employer who allegedly refused to allow workers to speak Spanish on the job.