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February 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recently announced decision by Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Co. to pass along $10 million in health benefit costs to its retirees has...

February 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are optimistic that their employee benefit packages will survive the rest of 2002, a new survey finds.

February 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees see health care as their most important benefit -more than their salary level - a new survey finds.

February 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About one in five companies participating in a recent survey said they planned to hire staff during the second quarter - a slight...

February 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may not take too much convincing to get British workers to slack off - according to a UK survey.

February 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Embattled Milwaukee County Executive Thomas Ament, caught in a citizen recall drive because of a controversy over high pension payouts, is giving up...

February 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After falling for two consecutive weeks, the number of first time jobless benefits claimants edged up by 10,000 in the week ending February...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund managers that employ merger arbitrage strategies are being forced to hold their money elsewhere, given a dearth of merger and acquisition...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors continued putting money into domestic stock funds in January, but at a rate that produced the smallest January inflow since early 1991,...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by an online technology recruiter shows that tech salaries rose during 2001 before dropping back in the fourth quarter to $68,400,...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to the weak economic environment, more than half of employers responding to a survey said they would take measures other than...

February 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) is seeking feedback on revisions it has made to the form used by employers to get permission to...

February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Having a secure commute to work is an important factor for almost three-quarters of job seekers, a survey finds.

February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taking occasional time off from work makes most people more productive, a new study finds.

February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transaction blackouts in participant-directed retirement plans have lasted between three and four weeks on average and can go as long as two months...

February 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Self-employed entrepreneurs are not only more likely to participate in a retirement savings plan, more of them save at higher levels than traditional...

February 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former executives of Barra Strategic Consulting Group, including John F. Casey, the firm's former head and co-founder of RogersCasey, have set up a...

February 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors, a New York money manager specializing in retirement plans, has named two top executives.

February 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index ticked up by 0.5% in January, continuing to outperform most major US equity indices.

February 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The group trying to recall County Executive Tom Ament for his role in inflating county pension payouts for top officials, handed 181,957 signatures...