May 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move to
consolidate the power of an aging workforce, the AFL-CIO this
week announced the formation of a new national organization
for retired workers. For plan sponsors, this might mean they
have another, potentially powerful, interest group to keep in
mind.
May 4, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A tight labor market
is forcing employers to get creative in designing a better
workplace. Workers are demanding - and getting - more choices
in today's workplace, according to a new Hewitt Work/Life
survey.
May 1, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court
ruled Monday that public employees who agree to take time off
instead of overtime pay can be forced to take the time at
their employer's convenience.
April 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Once again
pension plan retirees are standing up to management - and the
fate of a multi-billion dollar merger may hang in the
balance, as some 45,000 US West retirees try to make sure
that a $5.7 billion pension surplus doesn't disappear in the
wake of a pending merger with Quest Communications. But they
may be running out of time - and options.
April 27, 2000 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) The U.S. Chamber
of Commerce has endorsed a new SunAmerica/ADP alliance as the
preferred pension provider for its nearly 3 million small
business members, replacing Fidelity Investments.
April 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A class action
suit starts in Minneapolis Thursday over whether NCR had the
right to reduce health subsidies and eliminate Medicare
supplementation to 3,370 former workers and spouses who
accepted early retirement in 1993.
April 19, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CalPERS Wednesday
said it needed more time to consider the impact of doubling
co-payments for office visits and brand-name prescription
drugs for the year 2001.
April 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alan Greenspan,
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Tuesday said that he
expects job anxiety to stay high, with the rapid pace of
technological change requiring more workers to receive
continued job training.