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December 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wage increases for workers in most countries should manage to stay ahead of inflation next year, according to new research.

December 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has announced the incorporation of 68 additional federal benefit programs to their government benefit information Web site...

December 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest survey of a national compensation professionals' group found good news and bad news.

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds gained an average of 1.78% in November, according to HedgeFund.net PerTrac Universe.

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds gained an average of 1.78% in November, according to HedgeFund.net PerTrac Universe.

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey companies aggressively shifted the burden of health care costs to their employees in 2002, keeping the cost increase below the national...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer-sponsored medical insurance plans have seen premium increases of up to 50% in the second half of 2002, according to a survey by...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A no-show employee can cost an employer a bundle of money regardless of whether those calling in sick are actually ill.

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits managers evaluating service delivery of their employee health-care plans will soon be armed with a bit more ammunition.

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-two percent of all adults report their medical out-of-pocket expenses are higher this year, and many place the blame on prescription drug prices...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women are 63% more likely die in traffic accidents on a Friday the 13th than other Fridays during a month, according to new...

December 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The previous three straight drops in the number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance came to a quick end last week with...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has once again stepped in to cover a failed steel company pension plan.

December 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The previous three straight drops in the number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance came to a quick end last week with...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -On Friday, President George W. Bush signed legislation that would expand the investment options for some $15.3 billion in railroad pension funds.

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The University of California has joined a federal class-action lawsuit against senior executives of Enron and the energy trading firm's accountant, Arthur Andersen...

December 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA), a division of the US Department of Labor (DoL), has announced the publication of the Year...

Companies going to the market this year with an IPO enjoyed a rise in their stock price compared to last year's fall, survey says.

December 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cosmetics giant Mary Kay got slapped with an $11.2-million jury award for firing a sales manager disabled with breast cancer who the company...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a plan that would extend unemployment and insurance benefits to laid off and retired workers of LTV...