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October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unit investment trusts (UIT) enjoyed a strong September showing with an 11.5% hike in total assets.

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the US Senate Finance Committee are considering a pair of bills regulating company-owned life insurance (COLI) policies - one backed by...

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer assigning exempt status determinations to employees unfamiliar with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) were found to be in violation of...

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has joined the rising chorus of public figures to back the purchase of prescription drugs from Canada.

October 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If stock option expensing becomes mandatory, two-thirds of companies will reduce their long-term incentive (LTI) grants to salaried individual contributors and hourly workers.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a sign that the US employment picture may finally be beginning to stabilize, the number of Americans filing for first-time jobless benefits...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a bright sign for the nation's employment picture, the number of mass layoffs carried out in September plummeted by 31% while the...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Of the three legged employee benefits stool, employees are most unhappy with changes to their health-care benefits.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the projection falls below 2003 figures, health plans are still projecting a double-digit increase next year.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives striking out for their next career opportunity should be mindful of a resume that is not only free of mistakes, but also...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 420-pound man who had charged McDonald's with refusing to hire him as a cook has settled his lawsuit with the fast-food chain.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attempting to get a higher wage for her labor, a worker based in Pakistan has threatened to release the medical records of a...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Observers of the US health system may have to rethink the long-held view that serious strains on hospital emergency rooms come from the...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Terminating an employee for poor performance does not illegally interfere with the employee's Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) rights.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A company was within its rights when it held back information from a union about participants in the firm's Employee Stock Purchase Plan...

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cash, stock and improvements in the company's corporate governance structure were among the terms of a settlement between Enterasys Networks, Inc. and investors.

October 23, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate on Thursday voted to block US Treasury officials from issuing regulations allowing companies to convert from traditional pensions to cash...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have proposed a rule change to expand the permitted collateral for securities-lending transactions as well as allowing securities to be loaned...

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washingtonpost.com has beefed up its online employment site with a number of new offerings including a section for those seeking hourly jobs.

October 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab Corporate Services has released its newest open architecture recordkeeping system.