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October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has promised to be flexible when dealing with waiver requests from health care reform...

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When posed with the idea of an auto escalation beginning at age 45, 22% of defined contribution participants surveyed said they would like...

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty percent of employers have policies or practices promoting healthy food at work and employees like it, a new Society for Human Resource...

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a measure barring employment contracts with automatic pay raises and legislation that would cap pensions.

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CareerBuilder has launched a new Facebook application that enables employees to share open jobs at their company with personal and professional contacts within...

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While recent federal legislation may have given employers relief from having to withhold federal income tax for the value of company-provided cell phones,...

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has announced the nationwide availability of Putnam 529 for America, its new adviser-sold 529 college savings plan.

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American Pension Services has announced the establishment of the Affiliated Employers Retirement Savings Plan, a multiple-employer plan it says will lower plan administration...

October 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rumor has been circulating this week that the U.N. named a Malaysian astrophysicist as the official “greeter” for extraterrestrial visitors.

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Phoenix-based solid waste disposal company has agreed to a $2.9-million settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging age discrimination against older workers.

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a pair of former State Street Bank and Trust Company employees with misleading investors about...

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a pair of former State Street Bank and Trust Company employees with misleading investors about...

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawsuits by workers claiming BP Plc’s North American unit mismanaged their retirement savings plan should be sent to the Texas court already handling...

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate Insight recently found that 45% of the asset management firms it tracks are employing social media in some way.

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Papa T's restaurants in Burbank and Evergreen Park and Papa T's Night Club in Midlothian, Illinois.

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to introduce rules "in the next few weeks" that direct the agency to give shareholders in 2011...

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has entered into an agreement with Health Index Advisors (HIA), a joint venture between Aon Consulting and Milliman, to develop...

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal Financial Group announced it will exit the medical insurance business and has selected UnitedHealthcare to renew medical coverage for its customers.

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the MetLife Mature Market Institute says those born between 1946 and 1955 will transform the traditional concept of retirement.

September 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Keeping your mind on your work while at the office can be a full-time job, according to a new Workplace Options survey.