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December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Healthcare costs for employers will continue to increase at a faster rate, according to a new survey conducted to determine next year's increases...

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study conducted by Hewitt Associates found that employers are concerned about the negative business impact of health care costs, interested in...

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mark Anson was appointed chief investment officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 0.5% in November 2001 against a 8.6% increase in the Dow Jones Industrial Index and a...

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A flight attendant has filed suit against American Airlines, charging that the carrier's health plan discriminates against women.

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workplace stress is a major problem for 9% of employees, and affects two-thirds of workers at least occasionally, according to the Second Annual...

December 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Admitting he lied about earning three college athletic letters as a collegiate football player, George O'Leary has stepped down as Notre Dame football...

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most US and Canadian companies offer laid-off employees severance pay based on their length of service, a Towers Perrin study found.

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 60% of American workers want their employers to regulate holiday parties, but 65% of employers don't think they should be held liable...

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment benefit claims fell sharply to 394,000 in the week ending December 8, a drop of 86,000 from the previous week's revised...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Barry Faison will succeed Gary Smith as the chief financial officer of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS).

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-Ohio) submitted a statement to the House Financial Services Subcommittees on Capital Markets and Oversight...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Committee on Financial Services says it will proceed with public hearings today ? although Enron and the chairman of the SEC...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would permit $15.3 billion in railroad pension funds to be invested in private...

December 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investment's Workplace 529 College Investing Program was launched today allowing American workers to save for college through their employers' direct deposit programs.

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the official retirement plan limitations for tax year 2002, including the impact of the Economic Growth...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A diabetic chlorine operator is not entitled to special workplace protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act because his fellow workers could be...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lengthy list of Enron suits continued to expand yesterday, as the $96 billion Florida Retirement System said it would file a class-action...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Retirement Services, a business unit of Minnesota Life, has added nine options to the array of investments it offers to qualified retirement...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merit salary increases will be particularly skimpy as 2001 draws to a close and companies scramble to cut HR costs, a Towers Perrin...