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June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private-sector wages were up by $0.90 in March 2002 at an average of $21.71 per hour, according to new data from the US...

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the preliminary nod to proposed rule changes giving shareholders better information on how to nominate...

June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in Sun Trust Banks' retirement savings plan now have access to an online education and planning program, according to a media announcement.

August 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Web site for financial services firm recruiting features open positions in the Finance-Securities, Banking, Insurance and Real Estate/Mortgage sectors.

June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Supreme Court justices have rubber stamped the now-widespread practice of allowing patients an independent review of a health maintenance organization's decision that...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group has unveiled six Target Retirement Funds aimed at investors across a wide age spectrum.

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rising number of complaints of employment discrimination by Muslims and Arab-Americans since September 11 has prompted a response from the Equal Employment...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to lure more small-market retirement plan business, John Hancock Funds has added Class R shares to six of its strongest...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has concluded that Allstate discriminated against about 650 life insurance agents - at the same time as it...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in the Southern District Court of New York has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a class-action suit involving...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a tepid state employee response to its 401(k) plan, the State of Nebraska will now require all new workers to join...

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2003-57, which provides a bit of report relief for taxpayers with interests in certain Canadian...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Evergreen Investments has announced the addition of Wachovia Timberland Investment Management Group to its fund management lineup.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A retirement plan administrator's determination that a disabled participant could not receive benefits until the age of 65 was not "downright unreasonable."

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Depression among US workers is costing companies $44 billion in lost productivity.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ERISA preempts a terminally ill long-term disability (LTD) benefit plan participant's action seeking punitive damages under Montana law.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When looking for that perfect candidate to fill an open position, hiring managers are most concerned about prior job experience.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey's Division of Investments has proposed rules to allow the state's $56 billion pension to purchase an expanded array of financial instruments.

August 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has cut the ribbon on a new global consulting practice focused on HR technology and operations consulting.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders at Eastman Kodak Co. have passed a resolution to account for employee stock options as an expense for financial reporting purposes.