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NASRA Names New Director

April 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) has named Glenda Chambers its new executive director.
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FASB Names New Chairman

April 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has named PricewaterhouseCoopers executive Robert Herz to succeed its outgoing chairman, Edmund Jenkins.
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Flexible Schedules Still Popular

April 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The popularity of flexible work schedules exploded in the last decade as the percentage of flextime workers doubled to nearly 30% in 2001,...
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Mass Layoffs Moderate in March

April 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers initiated 1,460 mass layoff actions in March 2002 a small decrease from February's total of 1,383, new data from the US Department...
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Workers Racking Up Overtime

April 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the battle to cope with an increased workload brought on by increased staff cuts, American workers are spending more and more time...
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Interview Responses Lack Credibility

April 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While recruiters still ask candidates to list their strengths and weaknesses - they don't appear to be giving much credence to the answers,...
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Graduates Seeking Employment

April 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the unemployment rate at 5.7% and an economic recovery still struggling to take hold, this year's estimated three million new graduates will...
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Relocation Budgets Slashed

April 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recruiters offered fewer relocation packages over the first three months of 2002, continuing a decline that began last year, the latest Job Market...
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ETF Assets Up in March

April 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETF) added up to $88.2 billion at the close of March 2002, up 10% from the previous...
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EEOC Launches Web Page on Dispute Resolution

April 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled a new Web page containing information on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs for federal government agencies.
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Companies Continue to Offer Plethora of Perks

April 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although fewer and fewer companies are offering traditional pension plans in their benefits packages, they're still filling their benefits bags with a host...
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Ergonomic Initiatives Aid Nursing Home Injuries

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first industry-specific guidelines to reduce ergonomic-related injuries and illnesses will be developed for nursing homes, the US Department of Labor (DoL) announced.
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Q1 Lemon List Packed

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Making Doug Fabian's latest mutual fund "Lemon List" is a dubious honor at best, but at least fund families on the First Quarter...
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Jobless Trend Continues to Wobble

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's been one week up, one week down for initial jobless claims numbers, and the latest data release from the Department of Labor...
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DOL's Electronic "OK" Clears Up Confusion

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The Department Of Labor's recent decision to formally sanction electronic transfers of plan information, including Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs), has been applauded by industry insiders.