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Lawsuit Rings SBC Over Retirement Benefits

January 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former employees of an SBC Communications Inc subsidiary have filed suit against the telecommunications giant and its Cingular Wireless joint venture alleging they...
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Employees Prefer Internet for Enrollment

January 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With 77% of employees enrolling for benefits online, the Internet is far and away the favorite medium for workers to make benefits elections.
Deals and People |

ISS Names New Head

January 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has named John Connolly the new president and chief executive officer (CEO).
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Kaiser Rolls Out Redesigned Web Site

January 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kaiser Permanente has swung open the doors to the public of its wealth of health-care information in the launch of its redesigned Web...
Compliance |

S Corp ESOP Abuse Window Closed

January 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Friday the Treasury Department and the IRS issued a ruling to shut down what the agencies described as "abusive transactions involving S...
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DALBAR Cites Web Standards, Shortcomings

January 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and participants are increasingly relying on the Internet to manage and maintain their retirement plan investments, and a new study details...
Compliance |

MHPA Extended Through 2004

January 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The interim final rules of the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) have been extended to December 31, 2004 under a technical amendment.
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PBGC Calls Out DRC Modifications

January 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has thrown its backing behind HR 3108, sans Deficit Reduction Contribution (DRC) modifications.
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Alcoa Linking Exec Comp to Performance

January 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alcoa Inc has unveiled a new executive compensation strategy for its top 58 executives more closely linking rewards to Alcoa's return on capital.
Benefits |

Golden State Ponders Canadian Drug Move

January 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If the number of state and local governments considering Canadian drug reimportant programs continues to grow, a larger vehicle will have to be...