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August 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Both the number of private-sector employers offering a plan and the roster of workers participating edged downward between 2004 and 2005, according to...

August 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new proposed rule containing guidance on how hiring managers can legally target older...

August 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued explanations on how the Pension Protection Act (PPA) affects how employers decide if a Participant...

August 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did not violate the Aviation and Transportation...

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds edged up by $40.3 billion, or 0.4%, to $9.377 trillion in July, according to the...

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of people with health insurance climbed from 245.9 million in 2004 to 247.3 million in 2005, but those without insurance also...

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in the manufacturing sector are expected to raise hiring efforts in September, while the service sector is expected to scale back, according...

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees at RadioShack Corp.'s Fort Worth headquarters have received notification of layoffs - via email.

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers are finding it more difficult to attract talented workers and workers are finding the job market more trying than it used...

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Planned Administrator's Inc. has announced the launch of EssentialCare, a program offering health care benefits to part-time and hourly workers.

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have released final tax rules, which feature without significant changes proposed regulations governing deductions for payments to redeem employer securities held...

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio determined that a former employee of Marathon Ashland Petroleum failed to prove the...

August 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ordered that a Michigan auto parts manufacturer reinstate its retiree health benefit plan that covers 2,900 retirees, spouses and...

August 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Winners of AARP's 2006 Best Employers for Workers Over 50 share a common trait that helps make them the best - flexible work...

August 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers care if their jobs are interesting, if their employers give them recognition and rewards, and if they can move up the ladder...

August 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has beefed up its Advisor 401(k) platform with new offerings focusing on participation rates, deferral rates and asset allocation.

August 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saying they wanted to give 403(b) plan sponsors and others associated with the plans more time to implement rules proposed in 2004, Internal...

August 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saying they wanted to give 403(b) plan sponsors and others associated with the plans more time to implement rules proposed in 2004, Internal...

August 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Michigan appellate court has overturned a lower court ruling that a local pension board was not entitled to qualified legal immunity for...

August 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Assembly has approved a bill that would eliminate private medical insurance plans and establish a statewide health insurance system that...