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June 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cursing at co-workers, posting erotic pictures on a work computer and other abusive and bizarre behaviors are adequate reasons for firing an employee...

April 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly has asked a US bankruptcy judge to make sure that whoever buys Polaroid Corp. maintains the company's retiree...

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pyramid Digital Solutions has acquired rights to technology developed by Emplanet, an online 401(k) provider which stepped away from the recordkeeping business late...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past 14 years, the number of employees participating in employer-sponsored benefits plans has seen a noticeable decline.

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If your participants don't seem to be "getting" the need for retirement savings, maybe it's time you tried a different approach, suggests one...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced a $600,000 settlement in a discrimination lawsuit involving 10 Mexican immigrants.

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pay disparity continues to be a concern for 20% of women who say they are paid less than men with similar talents and...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The service and financial sectors are currently leading the way in chief executive turnover.

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has approved a settlement worth almost $68 million in a class-action ERISA suit brought by Rite Aid workers.

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For plan sponsors hoping for relief from high health-care cost increases in 2005, the initial projections do not look promising.

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bankruptcy-reform measure working its way through the US House of Representatives includes protection for funds from withheld or contributed employee retirement payments...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has found that differences in the way men and women are managed at work puts both at risk for cardiovascular...

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has taken a Chicago company and its president to court for improperly using plan assets to pay...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Peter Harbeck, president and chief executive officer of the AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp., is getting a few additional titles and job responsibilities...

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A closely watched lawsuit expected to test the legal liability limits for firms gobbling up parts of Arthur Andersen LLP's business last year...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Humana Inc is rolling out a consumer-engagement health plan program designed to offer eligible employers a cap on second-year rate increases.

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest public pension system has decided to go public with information on its private equity investments.

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PensionOnline has rolled out a new product targeted at sellers of single owner defined benefit plans.

March 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Adobe Systems Inc's Board of Directors has adopted guidelines that would prevent its top executives from immediately selling some of the shares they...

June 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A human resource (HR) representative performing an administrative function requiring no discretion is not considered a benefits plan fiduciary under the guidelines set...