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November 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A hearing in US Bankruptcy Court on Delta Air Lines' request to void its contract with its pilots' union began with an attorney...

November 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court let stand a case holding that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) preempted state law claims brought by a...

November 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The White House has called the Senate's pension reform measure passed Wednesday inadequate, and warned that President Bush was likely to veto it...

November 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ceridian, an employee assistance program (EAP) provider, has added an online guide to Medicare coverage and eligibility to its EAP Web site, LifeWorks...

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate has passed the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act (HEROs), but has set a different effective date on the bill than the...

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The drive to reform the nation's pension system took a big step forward Wednesday when the US Senate approved a compromise measure.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Hudson survey found that, even though age discrimination is visible in the US workforce, more companies are taking steps to keep older...

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and CareerJournal.com found that 49% of organizations have implemented special employee retention tactics compared to 35%...

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Worried about their spouses and families, women in the US are not as likely to agree to a business relocation, a survey showed.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Consulting has found that the projected prescription drug cost increase is down more than a percentage point from last year's projection.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is much fear these days around the average water cooler in US workplaces, a new survey found.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th annual Transamerica Retirement Survey shows that workers are saving more and employers are placing more importance on retirement plans.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Battalia Winston International found that the number of businesses conducting a holiday party this year has dropped for the first time since 2001.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) on Wednesday tapped Anne Stausboll as Interim Chief Investment Officer (CIO).

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A hedge fund risk management firm based in Hamilton, Bermuda has released a new fund rating service based on a benchmark of operational...

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab has dropped account service fees on retail defined contribution retirement plans for small business owners and the self-employed effective October 1,...

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd has announced the availability of their investment management for 401(k) plan participant-directed accounts at Charles Schwab Corporate Services.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government reported Wednesday that real average weekly earnings, after seasonal adjustment, rose by 0.4% from September to October.

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma has ruled that a participant can receive benefits for his claims related to...

November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors ended the third quarter of 2005 with gains, according to the quarterly survey by Mercer Investment Consulting.