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eTRAC Gets Commuters onto the Bus

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - M&T Bank and Benefit Resource, Inc, a third-party benefits administrator, have streamlined Qualified Transportation Expense(QTE) programs with the launch of eTRAC, a stored...
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Manner Matters in Layoff Etiquette

November 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Nearly half (44%) of laid off workers say their employer did not communicate effectively the rationale for the job cuts, yet that was deemed...
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OSHA Courses Available Online

November 7, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in the manufacturing and general industries sector who want to help their workers improve their skills and make workplaces safer and more productive...
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Layoff Announcements Down But Not Much

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American employers announced plans to cut 242,192 jobs last month, down from September's 248,332 but still the second highest monthly tally this year,...
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Ziegler Rolls Out Small Plan e401(k) Platform

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors at small companies now have a new defined contribution option available following the launch of Ziegler Companies, Inc.'s e401(k) platform powered...
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Ford "Repair" Talks Breakdown

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Negotiations between lawyers for Ford and attorneys for white-collar managers suing the automaker reportedly broke down over the weekend, according to the Associated Press.
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Costs Unmoved by HMO "Gateway"

November 2, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The HMO requirement that patients be referred to specialists by their primary care physicians doesn't have much of an impact on cost, a new...
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EBRI Hosts DC Health Plan Debate

October 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Allowing employees to choose health-care coverage much like they choose DC plan investments makes the workers happier because they can customize health insurance...
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Dot.com Job Cuts Spike in October

October 31, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 4,849 jobs in the dot.com sector fell under the axe in October, many of them in the travel industry, according to a report...
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DOL Will Sit Out AOL Case

October 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Labor Department, citing limited resources, has decided not to weigh in on a lawsuit by AOL "volunteers" who claim they were entitled...
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Companies Stay the Course on Compensation

October 30, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large US companies are making few major changes to their existing compensation programs, reducing their merit increase budget only slightly, and taking a wait-and-see...
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Americans Use PCs for Personal Finance

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An overwhelming 93% of households with computers now have Internet access, and almost a third of these use their PCs to manage their...
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Chao Schedules 2002 SAVERS Summit

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao has scheduled the second of the three National Summits on Retirement Savings for early next year.