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Family More Important Than Work

May 8, 2002(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many workers are more concerned about balancing their families and their careers than they are about being laid off, a new survey finds.
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Travel and Tourism Still Smarting

May 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the September 11 attacks may have left the travel industry reeling, there were few permanent changes in business travel policies because of...
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HR Pros Seek Cure For Cost Epidemic

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of the benefits/HR managers surveyed say they have experienced 'great increases' in health care expenses over the past 12 months, according to...
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Employee Benefits Largely Untouched

May 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US companies haven't, for the most part, slashed their 401(k) plans and other benefit packages, as part of cost-cutting moves.
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Work a Dangerous Place

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Work is hazardous to your health - more so than war, drugs and alcohol, a United Nations report finds.
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Shift To Hybrid Plans Slows

May 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shift to so-called hybrid pension plans by larger employers appears to be slowing - and perhaps responding to different motivations, according to...
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Firms Rethinking Stock Compensation

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of large US employers are rethinking their use of stock in compensation programs, according to a new survey.
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Multi-Employer Plans Well Funded

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 83% of the multi-employer defined benefit plans polled in a recent study were fully funded in 2001 - up from 79% the...
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CalPERS to Monitor Chronic Disease Care

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is demanding proof from its health insurers that they're doing everything they can to keep people...
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Hiring Gets Hairy

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A typical hiring manager's nightmare job candidate would be dressed in "non-traditional attire", sport pointed purple hair, and have nose rings and lip...
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Wisconsin State Rep. Named Milwaukee Exec

May 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milwaukee area voters tapped a Republican state lawmaker as Milwaukee County chief executive to replace the prior county head who resigned as part...
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Milwaukee Voters to Replace County Exec

April 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Voters in the Milwaukee area were going to the polls Tuesday to select a new Milwaukee County executive to replace the former chief...
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Long-Term Health Policy Outlook Heats up

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The interest in long-term care for older Americans exploded during the 1990s and is expected to continue being red hot over the next...
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Retirement Plans Top Outsourcing List

April 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources is the second most outsourced area at companies included in a recent Hewitt Associates survey, with defined benefit and defined contribution...