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December 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A computer glitch at a French pension fund produced letters to more than 100 participants demanding they hand over more than €2 billion...

December 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has reached a settlement with the president of a Portland firm for alleged misuse of retirement funds.

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI) has notified authorities that backup computer tapes containing data on about 206,000 employees, timeshare owners, and timeshare customers...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though it had lawfully fired an employee for not disclosing his criminal history, Pacific Bell later violated federal law by not then...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal tax officials on Wednesday released additional guidance on how to figure out the fair market value of an annuity contract that has...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that a man who claimed he was terminated in violation of...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PPCA has announced that its Popular Index Portfolio Opportunity Distributions (PIPODs) will now be available on Investment Tools Online and Informa Investment Solutions'...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union have reached a compromise in contract negotiations,...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Signs for the domestic job market are positive going into 2006, according to the latest employment forecast by an Internet recruiting site.

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ArvinMeritor, a maker of vehicle exhaust systems, has said it will appeal a federal court order that blocks a January 1 reduction in...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Austrian Airlines has agreed to a $500,000 settlement in an age discrimination lawsuit charging that its former American sales director was retaliated against...

December 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock and bond mutual funds continued strutting their stuff in November with a strong $29.1-billion inflow, according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's)...

December 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executive recruiting firm Charet & Associates has announced that a majority (70%) of PR and marketing communication professionals who responded to their recent...

December 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After employees at a Cintas Corp plant discovered that union organizers had obtained their home addresses from DMV records of their license plates,...

December 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a result of New York City Mayor Bloomberg's crackdown on underperforming teachers, around four dozen teachers, over age 40, say they are...

December 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not surprisingly, a new forecast of the top workplace issues facing Canadian corporate HR executives in the next year includes a hefty share...

December 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Valdes, an incumbent member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) board has easily nabbed a sixth term helping to direct...

December 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because the employer's stock option plan was not an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-governed welfare or benefit program, an employee can't sue...

December 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California state court jury has hit Wal-Mart Stores with a $172 million verdict for not giving about 116,000 current and ex-employees an...

December 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company has developed the new Roth 401(k) contribution feature for its 401(k) client base for 2006.