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December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealth Management Systems, Inc. (WMSI), provider of technology-based rollover services, announced that Scottrade, an online investment firm, will join WMSI's IRA Marketplace.

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a survey from CCH, the nation's largest employers estimate unscheduled absenteeism costs their businesses more than $760,000 per year in direct...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has ruled that federal anti-employment discrimination protections do not apply to transsexuals because the use of the term "sex"...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Baby Boomers are more likely than the general adult population to vote, play the Lottery, do home remodeling or live in a household...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it has assumed responsibility for the pensions of about 1,700 current and former employees of Easton...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report suggesting changes to social security and retirement benefit laws could help narrow the disparities...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued new guidance of the timing of participant benefit statements for plans in...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the United Auto Workers have ratified a contract with General Motors Corp. that will end GM's obligation to provide retiree health...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new survey by a manufacturer of products for the hearing impaired found that a quarter of workers polled had enough of a...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most companies include time off, health insurance, and pension plans as part of their compensation packages, there are other types of benefits...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment management firm Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC has introduced three new share classes for several of its mutual funds.

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CitiStreet has launched a service that the company said makes Web-based benefits interaction for plan participants easierand offers more opportunities for personalized communications.

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers around the world are concerned about the effects of a shortage of accounting and finance professionals, according to a recently released report.

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Amalgamated Bank has named Anthony Pellecchia, 42, as the Executive Vice President in charge of the Bank's Trust & Investment Services Group.

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill signed on Thursday by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will allow all California local public agencies to participate in the California Public...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chief executive of SCOOTER Store, Inc. had insider information about the federal government's investigation into the mobility device company, but continued to...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John McCain laid out on Thursday his ideas for the U.S. health care system, which among other things calls for more individual control...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A woman who claimed she was strip searched at the McDonald's restaurant in which she worked as a result of a hoax call...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a trial judge to reconsider his certification of a class action and his approval...

October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group is now offering employers a traditional health insurance plan combined with a wellness program, which offers a reduction in...