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May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy may be struggling to find its footing, but displaced managers couldn't see many turnaround signs with a sharp decline in severance...

May 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ethical behavior and responsive management are key issues for New York-area hiring managers and job seekers in the post-Enron era, according to the...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent industry study of retirement program trends found that the number of companies replacing their traditional pensions with defined contribution plans significantly...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers are concerned about controlling costs for time-off and disability programs, a new survey conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Marsh Inc....

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven out of ten workers responding to an online survey said they don't have a healthy work-life balance, while half of respondents said...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fastest growing component of health-care spending in 2000 were prescription drug charges, which skyrocketed 17% over the year, in comparison to hospital...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Clark/Bardes Consulting - CRG, which specializes in executive compensation and benefits, has announced a partnership with an HR and benefits software company.

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge is considering a request by Milwaukee County's largest public employee union to block the possible halting of lump-sum retirement payments that...

May 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Religious employers have a right to terminate workers for "objectionable religious speech" in the workplace, according to a new ruling by the California...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aetna has named Ronald Williams president, effective May 27.

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 20% of workers were found to be "high risk" employees because of their attitudes towards workplace honesty and their admissions about previous...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A suburban Chicago executive compensation and benefits firm has unveiled a new human capital practice that will include pension plan design and management...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internet continues to have a growing impact in the workplace, with 10% of those who got a major promotion or raise crediting...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Self-directed investors in defined contribution plans fared better than the aggregated returns on mutual funds and separately managed accounts for the first quarter,...

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Financial Advisers turned to Ward Armstrong, when selecting the new president of American Express Asset Management Group, an institutional money manager.

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A rough month for US equities continued to play to hedge fund strengths, with the Average U.S. Hedge Fund rising 0.2% net in...

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial claims for state unemployment benefits remain stubbornly above the key 400,000 level, which economists view as symptom of a recession.

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of mass layoff actions and worker separations in the first quarter of 2002 was lower than the same period a year...

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the stock market continued to decline in April, money trickled out of mutual funds, according to estimates from research firm Lipper, Inc.

May 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) now have access to a new information source about financial planning for retirement.