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August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart's former second-ranked executive received a federal court sentence on Friday, involving home confinement, probation and $450,000 in fines and restitution on charges...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America's workplaces were slightly safer in 2005 than a year before, with the number of fatal work injuries ticking down slightly, according to...

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The executive director of Maryland's public retirement system, Thomas Lee, said Wednesday he was leaving his post for a more attractive offer as...

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent change in command affected the retirement services and HR sectors on Thursday as Hewitt Associates named BISYS leader Russell Fradin as...

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of New York Asset Management has introduced a liability-driven investment solution with three options to match the funding level of a defined...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The "Ask a Working Woman" survey, conducted by the AFL-CIO, indicates health care costs, corporate accountability and retirement security are women's election-year priorities.

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll found that uncertainty about the length of time employees will be away from the job,...

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A state cost-cutting plan for New Jersey includes higher health care copays and prescription drug costs for teachers and government workers.

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Texas lawmakers are studying whether to require Lone Star State public pension systems to report their financial conditions more frequently as a...

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court ruled employer arbitration policies may be used to settle employee complaints including potential violations of laws barring discrimination against...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Protection Act, now passed by both the House and Senate and waiting for President Bush's signature, contains a number of potentially...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Tulsa, Oklahoma natural gas processor and transporter has agreed to a $55-million settlement of a participant lawsuit alleging improprieties in its handling...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed a lower court ruling that an employee accused of receiving child pornography had no...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Entirely not surprising to anyone who has lived in New York City, the Big Apple has the highest wages and the highest cost...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Entirely not surprising to anyone who has lived in New York City, the Big Apple has the highest wages and the highest cost...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer-driven health care will be far more effective if consumers are given incentives to use the plan and taught how to use it,...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer-driven health care will be far more effective if consumers are given incentives to use the plan and taught how to use it,...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Towers Perrin has announced the release of its redesigned Comp Online software, which includes a user interface that simplifies delivery of compensation market...

August 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Blount International Inc. announced it will freeze its defined benefit plan for all employees after January 1, 2007, a move the outdoor product...

September 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chipmaker Broadcom Corp. announced that it will have to restate 1989 and 1990 earnings and double its expenses to at least $1.5 billion...