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December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has signed into law language that extends from 18 to 24 months the continuation group health coverage requirements in the Uniformed...

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Attorney's Office in New York has announced the arrest of two men on charges that they violated Occupational Safety and Health...

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has refused to consider two cases involving assignment of benefit issues under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FTSE Group and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) have released the first phase of their joint FTSE ISS Corporate Governance Index Series.

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Retirement Services on Tuesday unveiled an expanded version of its Financial Education and Planning Services program that includes new workplace seminars...

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Evolution Benefits Inc. (EB) and Mellon Financial's Human Resources & Investor Solutions (HR&IS) have announced that they have signed a letter of intent...

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The trend of companies cost-shifting health-care costs to their retirees is expected to continue in 2005, a new survey found.

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following a steady decline since 1999, US workers' attitudes towards their bosses have finally jumped back up, with 51% expressing trust and confidence...

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US and Canada employers are anticipating the strongest first-quarter outlooks in four years in 2005, according to a new survey.

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly two-thirds of small business employers are still struggling to provide company-sponsored retirement plans, a new survey found.

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though two third of workers say they've experienced job stress, nearly four in 10 (37%) are uncomfortable talking about their stress level...

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Current and former Home Depot assistant managers have asked for class-action status for a lawsuit that claims they were unfairly denied overtime pay...

December 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recently deposed head of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) lost his bid to get back on the giant pension fund's...

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US Tax Court has ruled that even though a pension plan fiduciary owned less than 50% of companies to which the plan...

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fortune 500 companies are happy with the quality of offshore outsourcing, and they plan on continuing the move to outsource more work, a...

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) has announced that it has selected four of its member organizations as Bridges to Excellence demonstration...

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The effectiveness of a company's Human Resources staff directly affects its ability to grow and fulfill its financial goals, a new study found.

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third quarter pension performance in the US was no great shakes with asset growth largely flat amid lackluster employment figures and sluggish retail...

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Express Scripts' clients now have an incentive to switch to lower-cost generic drugs through its new program, Zero Dollar Copay.

December 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates clients carrying MetLife dental coverage can take advantage of a new computer interface permitting near-time data transfer so participants can visit...