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July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An increasing number of workers are going into court alleging that their employers discriminated against them because they had family responsibilities.

July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Michigan employers who reward employees for living healthier lifestyles can save an average of 10% on their health care bill under a new...

July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A memo sent to the Globe's Boston Newspaper Guild members states that homosexual Guild employees in Massachusetts who want to keep their domestic...

July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Retirement is now offering retirement investment options which guarantee protection of principal and guarantee investment gains despite market fluctuations.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of John Hancock's K plan participants found that those who put money into one of the investment company's lifestyle funds outperformed...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Efforts to boost defined contribution plan participation rates through automatic plan features appear to be gaining a foothold as 26% of corporate finance...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its recently issued report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made changes to strengthen...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second time since June, The Hartford has received a subpoena from New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer about its variable...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Hampshire Retirement System is now being investigated by the criminal justice bureau at the State Attorney General's office.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG) has reached an agreement to acquire Plexus Group, a consulting services firm dedicated to helping clients improve investment...

August 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of Gainesville, Florida is believed to be the first government agency in the US to sell bonds to fund an unfunded...

August 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research from Mercer Human Resource Consulting (MercerHR) revealed the largest German-owned companies have almost 20% more exposure to pension risk than top UK...

August 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Life insurance and annuity companies that demonstrate ethical business practices show better financial performance, including a higher return on equity and more efficient...

August 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have hammered out a settlement of market timing charges against three former Invesco employees that includes $340,000 in fines.

August 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives of an Ohio pension fund have approved $3.8 million in investment performance bonuses for 84 members of its investment staff.

August 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former manager of Janus Capital Group's Janus Mercury Fund bears the responsibility for bringing on the hedge fund that became the company's...

August 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of San Diego has sued a San Francisco pension consulting firm that has helped invest the city pension fund for 23...

July 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US private equity markets saw a significant boom in the April to June 2005 period with one of the strongest fundraising periods...

July 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-farm payroll employment rose by 121,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.6%, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau...

July 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has scheduled time during a July 12 meeting to further discuss its proposal that would force companies...