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July 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent survey found that 81% of respondents said the biggest hurdle in implementing a consumer-driven health care plan is getting participants to...

July 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new pension funding study suggests that government officials need to close payment loopholes, push up the level of employee contributions and rethink...

July 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US employers responding to the 2006/2007 US Compensation Planning Survey from Mercer Consulting say they plan to grant average pay increases of 3.7%...

July 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that echoes several states' efforts to pressure large retailers to offer richer employee health care packages, local Chicago lawmakers have...

July 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service made an online resource available to guide individuals through the process of rolling their tax-deferred assets from one retirement...

July 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new question-and-answer fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newark, Delaware-based US Card Partner Services has dropped its lawsuit asking a former employee to pay back salary and lost profits, according to...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average growth in the percentage of corporate officer positions held by women dropped by 0.23% over the last three years, a recent...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Virginia woman claims she lost her thumb and pinky finger on her left hand as a result of persistent sexual harassment from...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Newport Group agreed to buy a major part of Ceridian Corporation's Retirement Plan Services' recordkeeping and administration business, which includes about 1,100...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey conducted by Insight Advantage and sponsored by IT security company Workshare shows organizations are not doing enough to prevent IT...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means health subcommittee asked legislators to consider a plan that would provide health care insurance...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington state Supreme Court justices have turned aside arguments that the state's Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA) is unconstitutional, as some same-sex couples...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new rules Wednesday that will require more disclosure of executive pay details from companies, starting next...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Senator Olympia Snowe proposed a bill Tuesday night that could help ease the costs for small businesses to offer retirement plans.

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new set of defendants in ongoing securities litigation against Global Crossing have agreed to add $99 million into a settlement pot that...

July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The main issues keeping lawmakers from reaching an agreement on new pension reform legislation Tuesday were details over funding relief for airlines and...

July 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab tacked on 12 more fund families to allow third party administrators to better serve commission-based retirement advisors, which brings the number...

July 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that a pension fund did not step over pension law when it...

July 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent analysis from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) found that pension reform legislation expected to be released at any time could...