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January 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Information technology (IT) managers are not giving their employees a whole lot of direction on selecting the training they should take advantage of,...

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A woman convicted of embezzling more than $17,000 from her employees' pension and benefit plans has been sentenced to a 27-month prison term.

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computer giant IBM has been slapped with a lawsuit charging that it did not pay overtime to tens of thousands of rank-and-file employees.

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study released today by the Employment Policies Institute reveals that as the cost of health care rises, businesses try to keep labor...

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The success and quality of talent management programs varies despite the fact that it is considered a major priority at many companies, according...

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal district court has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to pay $1,022,653.69 in attorney's fees and expenses to a Pasadena...

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Healthia has launched an online comparison shopping tool that allows small and mid-size employers to research and select health insurance plans, Health Savings...

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced that, based on recordkeeping data from its Employer Services Company, baby boomers turning 60 this year have surpassed the...

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kentucky is the latest state to introduce legislation that would require large employers in the state to spend a minimum amount on employee...

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilbraham, Massachusetts-based Friendly's Ice Cream Corp has slashed health care benefits for 454 of its full-time employees.

January 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer directed health plans (CDHP) grew at a significantly slower rate in 2005 than other types of health plans, a new survey found.

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ICMA-RC, provider of retirement investment services for public sector employees, has announced it has redesigned its quarterly statements.

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has announced Mercer Frozen Plan Solutions, a program to help employers develop a strategy for winding down the defined...

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The HR outsourcing business (HRO) continues to grow with executives as keen as ever about wringing cost savings out of the move, a...

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary findings from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) indicated that 46% of the federal workforce "would like additional training to improve their...

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of day laborers found that just under half (49%) claim they were denied proper pay for work they performed in...

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Columbia Management, the mutual fund unit of Bank of America has announced it is issuing "R" shares in 13 of its mutual funds...

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Franklin Templeton Investments has established the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group.

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sun Life Financial has launched a set of business-building tools to help Canadian advisors build and strengthen relationships with employers who provide workplace...

January 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Socially responsible investment (SRI) assets grew faster than the entire universe of managed assets in the United States during the last 10 years,...