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December 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As economic times get tougher, companies are snipping costs right and left and matching contributions to employee 401(k) plans are one of the...

December 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies that focus their HR technology initiatives on making specific, quantifiable improvements see increases in the company's market value, while those with softer...

December 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Two-fifths of companies expect to make significant reductions in the bonuses they pay to their executives in 2002, a Towers Perrin study finds.

December 20, 2001 - The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation has joined as co-counsel in a class action lawsuit charging insurance giant Allstate with violating federal...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford Motor Co. will pay $10.5 million to settle two class-action lawsuits, which charge that their performance appraisal system discriminated against older, white...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Healthcare costs for employers will continue to increase at a faster rate, according to a new survey conducted to determine next year's increases...

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study conducted by Hewitt Associates found that employers are concerned about the negative business impact of health care costs, interested in...

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A flight attendant has filed suit against American Airlines, charging that the carrier's health plan discriminates against women.

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workplace stress is a major problem for 9% of employees, and affects two-thirds of workers at least occasionally, according to the Second Annual...

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Admitting he lied about earning three college athletic letters as a collegiate football player, George O'Leary has stepped down as Notre Dame football...

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most US and Canadian companies offer laid-off employees severance pay based on their length of service, a Towers Perrin study found.

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 60% of American workers want their employers to regulate holiday parties, but 65% of employers don't think they should be held liable...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers stand to lose millions of dollars in productivity this winter as workers stay home to battle colds and flu, yet more than...

December 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three-quarters of respondents to a survey believe that their work environment is safe, despite the events of September 11 and the Anthrax scares that...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merit salary increases will be particularly skimpy as 2001 draws to a close and companies scramble to cut HR costs, a Towers Perrin...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may need to work harder than ever to get employees to save as much as possible in their employer retirement plan,...

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Brushing up on a professional skill or going back to school for a higher academic degree are still the keys to getting an...

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee health-care costs have skyrocketed 11.2% in 2001 and employers can look forward to more of the same in coming years, a Mercer...

December 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the number of the unemployed continuing to rise as companies cut back to weather the first recession in over a decade, a...

December 6, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The record-low unemployment figures and competition for workers, which led to sharp salary increased for information technology (IT) professionals during the tech boom, are...