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September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers representing African American plaintiffs in their racial discrimination claims against the Whirlpool Corp. have taken the unusual step of adding white plaintiffs...

September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second straight month, stock and bond funds had strong net inflows in August , according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's) report...

September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 1% of working women with cancer consider their employer a source of information or support in coping with their illness, a new...

September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Canadian demographer David Foot, the fear of the effects of the mass retirement of the baby boomer generation is overblown.

September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CEOs of privately held, venture-financed entrepreneurial firms in the US are earning about $10,000 more a year than they did in 2004.

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group and BISYS Retirement Services have announced a new mutual-fund based retirement plan offering.

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Treasury Department on Thursday released its second round of guidance under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code dealing with deferred...

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though many employers responding to a recent Hewitt Associates poll do not have a formal disaster recovery policy, the employers are nevertheless...

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An article presented by the Department of Labor's (DoL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) points out the plan design features of retirement plans...

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by Putnam Investments found that contribution rate increases have more impact on building retirement wealth than mutual fund performance or...

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite claims by critics that consumers may have to delay or go without medical treatment if they have a health savings account (HSA),...

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut's civil unions law recognizing the union of same-sex couples goes into effect on Saturday, and private-sector employers are not prepared.

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index, which is a key measure of job offerings in US newspapers, has declined four points for August.

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Independence Portfolio Partners, a Washington, Pennsylvania RIA, has teamed with BenefitStreet, to offer portfolios of exchange traded funds in retirement plans.

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The McHenry Group and Envestnet Asset Management have formed a partnership to help retirement plan advisors and consultants provide fiduciary services to defined...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds grew by $71 billion, or .8%, to a total of $8.5 trillion in August according...

September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human Resources outsourcer Ceridian said Wednesday that it is noticing more worker enrollment in workplace commuter assistance programs because of continuing skyrocketing gasoline...

September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Authoria Inc. has announced the release of Hire Advisor, a tool to automate the recruiting and hiring process.

September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vermont's lawsuit against the federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) over its imported prescription drug policy has been thrown out.

September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two US House of Representatives lawmakers have introduced a bill encouraging the use of annuities as retirement savings vehicles.