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October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois and Wisconsin officials have formally launched a joint prescription drug importation program under which residents can buy lower-cost drugs from Europe and...

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has slapped an Arlington, Virginia hotel with a lawsuit, charging that it failed to rehire a dishwasher who didn't...

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants who take the time to set out formal retirement planning goals are more likely to be confident about their financial futures.

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As it does bi-annually, the Principal Financial Group recently took stock of Americans' mood about their finances and the resulting picture isn't a...

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of Pacific Southwest employees by Deloitte & Touche states that corporate community involvement makes a difference for employees choosing between...

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Service division has announced the enhancement of its Total Retirement Center, which is available to its defined benefit, defined contribution, and...

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunGard Employee Benefit Systems has successfully delivered the first stage of TIAA-CREF's Open Plan Solutions recordkeeping platform, SunGard announced in a news release.

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush, in the midst of a hard-fought reelection campaign, stopped Monday in Iowa to sign his fourth tax cut in as many...

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Court judge has granted class action status to WorldCom Inc. 401(k) plan participants, who allege that the plan's directed trustee...

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) will challenge a federal appeals court ruling from last week that denied shutdown benefits to thousands of...

October 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Honeywell has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle allegations that the company systematically discriminated against older workers.

October 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has announced the hiring of Henry Tebben as the group's director of new business development for defined benefit (DB)...

October 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the third straight month, the number of announced job cuts has increased, and now stands at over 107,000 for September.

May 10, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A large 401(k) plan has pulled out of a tainted mutual fund family - and the remaining shareholders could be stuck with higher...

October 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former employee of a Marietta, Georgia polyurethane systems supplier has won the right to pursue his corporate fiduciary breach claims over the...

October 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors (DIA) has announced the introduction of a new participant account statement system for its retirement plans.

May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UMB Bank, n.a. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its employee benefits business, including defined contribution, defined benefit, Taft-Hartley, and Flexible Spending...

May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Insurance giant Aetna Inc. has agreed to fork over $100 million to more than 700,000 doctors in a $470-million settlement of a lawsuit...

May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly six out of 10 companies made some change to their outside board of director compensation in 2003 in the face of stronger...

May 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) has announced plans to acquire New York-based equity-options strategies firm Volaris Advisors.