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April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 15 business groups have stepped into the middle of the longstanding legal battle over whether employers can cut back retiree health...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to throw out a $2.9 million 2005 jury verdict to four while male Philadelphia School District...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA Healthcare is moving into the small employer market, making its Choice Fund Health Reimbursement Arrangement available in 13 states to smaller employers,...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HealthHelp, a radiology benefits management company, has agreed to pay $450,000 to three ex-workers who claim they were fired for refusing to follow...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Colorado lawmaker is pushing a bill that would permit grandparents to list their grandchildren on their health insurance policies.

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey developed by Robert Half International found that 50% of employers do not provide reimbursement for continuing education needed for employees...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. will spend $3 billion to create a fund to help pay health care costs for future retirees.

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have released guidance on the parameters of the standard Medicare Part D drug benefit for 2007.

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Japanese companies offering 401(k)-type retirement plans to their employees is up 50% from last year, to just over 6,600, as...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Payroll Association (APA) has commissioned several hot numbers dedicated to "celebrate the payroll professional," HR.BLR.com reported.

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Ohio public pension funds are seeking worker and employer contribution increases in an effort to address rising health-care costs combined with...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that a bank director was, in fact, a bank employee so he was prohibited from working...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deducting amounts from the salaries of exempt employees, or requiring them to reimburse the company, for damage to or loss of company equipment...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new government survey found widespread and long-running issues of being without health insurance coverage among certain Americans.

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the nation, has announced that it will be adding gender identity to its non-discrimination...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Administrative Professionals Day is apparently a fairly low key affair at most workplaces.

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, on behalf of itself and a group of civil rights organizations, filed a brief urging...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Actively managed mutual funds outperformed their Standard & Poor's benchmark indices in five out of 11 general equity categories, the benchmark beat the...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Replacing a bad hire can cost as much as five times the employee's annual salary in recruitment, training, severance and lost productivity, according...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies with HR outsourcing agreements in place continue to express satisfaction with the experience, according to a new survey.