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December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ohio legislators have adjourned for the holidays, leaving open, for the moment at least, the issue of pension plan reforms in the Buckeye...

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An advocate for the rights of the disabled has charged in a lawsuit that her former employer, a federally funded disability rights group,...

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Harrah's Reno bartender fired for not wearing makeup has taken her sex-discrimination battle to a federal appeals court.

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The holiday season is certainly merry and bright this year - at least for the employees of a Pittsfield, Maine shoe plant.

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Having a certified public accountant (CPA) license is no small thing when it comes to an accountant's salary, since those having the license...

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More and more, companies are restricting stock option eligibility to executives, top managers and professionals with eligibility for those below the professional level...

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Resurgent markets appear to be fostering confidence among self-directed brokerage account (SDBA) holders, who recorded the highest level of trading activity in nearly...

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up 1.08% for November, according to the latest CSFB/Tremont data.

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds turned in an average 1.72% November gain, according to the HedgeFund.net-PerTrac Universes.

December 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's announced Friday the results of its semi-annual changes to several of its indexes, notably the designation of stocks as either...

December 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina officials have determined that Alliance Capital Management has " properly managed and monitored" the state's assets in an initial review undertaken...

December 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Creditors for United Airlines parent UAL Corp are asking a bankruptcy court to overturn its freeze on trading in UAL securities, according to...

December 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has dismissed a participant suit that had charged his employer with wrongfully cutting two investment options from its 401(k) plan.

December 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Steel Group (ISG) and its workers have agreed to tie health and retirement benefits to company performance.

December 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer can look through an employee's e-mail if stored on the employer's...

December 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal pension insurer doesn't have the legal authority to OK a US Airways plan to terminate its pension plan and restart it...

December 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's highest court has let stand a lower court ruling declaring unconstitutional the state's plan to borrow nearly $2 billion for employee pensions...

December 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan sponsors who are making choices about offering annuities as a distribution option should check out some new federal guidance.

December 12, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whichever side of the job interview you find yourself on, chances are you've been asked some odd questions - but have you ever...

December 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to pay $220,000 to a woman who claimed the company discriminated against her by refusing to hire...