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August 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of small-to-mid-sized Illinois companies may now take unpaid family leave if they have a spouse or child called up to active military...

August 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy three percent of large employers with a defined-benefit pension plan say their number one concern with maintaining it is expense and funding...

August 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Obesity rates continued to rise last year in every state but one and government policies and actions to date offer little hope of...

August 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Oklahoma federal judge has certified as a class action a lawsuit filed by current and former K plan participants from Williams Cos....

August 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled with a company which has a policy directing employees not to "…fraternize on or off...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AT&T Corp. tracking employees' telework patterns for the past 10 years found that those that work from home are more productive than office...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers submitting data to Medicare officials as part of the application for the new Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy may get their...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A giant Nashville, Tennessee -based pharmacy benefits manager has been accused by four former employees of defrauding customers by illegally restocking prescription drugs...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A monthly manufacturing employment index was a mixed bag this month with word the labor market may be tightening amid a slowing of...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Mercer Consulting survey of over 130 UK respondents shows that 56% of trustees are prepared for the responsibilities that will be required...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Ohio legislation signed into law by Governor Bob Taft allows companies in the state offering group health insurance to start offering high-deductible...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A financial planning firm has released a new retirement readiness Web application.

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A financial planning firm has released a new retirement readiness Web application.

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York City-based HR outsourcing advisory firm has unveiled EQuation HRO, a membership-based service.

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHAMBERplan TPA, an updated version of AIG SunAmerica's The CHAMBERplan for Retirement, has been launched.

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Agustin (Gus) Fleites has been named Chief Investment Officer at ProFund Advisors, LLC, effective August 29.

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two states have made worker contributions to health savings accounts free from state tax while another 10 are moving to do the same...

August 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Small Business Basic Medical Coverage Survey by Salary.com found a little over 14% of employers offer incentives to encourage employees not to...

August 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Healthcare has introduced its new magazine on issues relating to employee health care, Trailblazer, for employee benefits managers, brokers, consultants, and health...

August 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) plans to propose a regulation by the end of the year that will encourage employers to use automatic...