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January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its 18th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted "subprime" as the word of the year.

January 11. 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A trio of non-smoking workers has been fired - because they were pressing for a smoke-free work environment.

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis of about 50 plans in Vanguard's recordkeeping system that have adopted automatic enrollment suggests it does improve participation rates, but deferral...

A new survey finds that geography - and perhaps politics - shapes pasta preferences.

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Maryland state lawmakers are still debating the overall same-sex marriage issue, but the state now has at least formally defined domestic partners.

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on whether Kentucky's public employee retirement plan discriminates against older workers who become disabled.

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal Revenue Bulletin 2008-1 provides updates and restatements of eight IRS revenue procedures that govern letter rulings, information letters, determination letters, and other...

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Telecommuting might be a great experience for those who do it, but it often isn't much fun for those left behind and may...

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ascensus (formerly BISYS Retirement Services), independent service provider for small- and mid-sized retirement plans, announced that it has been selected to provide recordkeeping...

January 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A 13-year-old benefit program under which Yale University helps employees buy homes in New Haven, Connecticut, has been extended for another 24 months...

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By a federal appellate court ruling the city of San Francisco won the right to implement its new law requiring employers to contribute...

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has affirmed an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) plan administrator's decision to deny...

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three Massachusetts pension funds have moved money from a State Street cash account with past exposure to subprime mortgage investments to a fund...

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) announced it has sued Fifth Third Bank, adviser to the Operating Engineers Local 324 Pension Fund in...

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owner and operator of a Salem, New Hampshire, business has been ordered to pay $100,000 to the company's profit sharing plan over...

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Fidelity Investments suggests employees of non-profit organizations are not taking full advantage of their workplace retirement plan resources.

January 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It was apparently a good year to be "bad", at least according to the performance of the Vice Fund.

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New Jersey has sentenced a former computer systems analyst to a 30-month jail term for installing a computer code...

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Texas state retirement funds for teachers and public employees have discovered that a small percentage of their holdings are invested in Sudan-linked...

January 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. has agreed to pay about $39 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over company stock investments of retirement funds, people...