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June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) plans to amend its rules to resolve a spat between large financial institutions and market makers, stemming...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monthly unemployment unexpectedly fell to 4.4% in May, the first decrease since September last year.

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The General Accounting Office (GAO) foresees a further decline in employer-sponsored retiree health care, forcing an increasing number of retirees to seek more...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a fourth (24%) of job applicants misrepresent their employment or education records, according to a new study.

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of men above retirement age still employed rose last year, the Census Bureau reported.

May 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), a union representing 3,200 machinists at its St Louis plant have reached...

May 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although 80% of affluent baby boomers polled in a recent survey expect to be financially secure in retirement, many of them will not...

May 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's mutual funds rose another 4.8% in April, totaling $6.945 trillion according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

May 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of the 19 high-level appointments at the Department of Labor have now been made, with the Senate's confirmation of Donald Cameron Findlay...

May 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Department of Labor data releases show the lines of people signing up for first time unemployment benefits growing longer by 8,000...

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The drop in the market in the last few months has caused a shift towards more conservative holdings like certificates of deposit (CDs)...

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monitoring employees' online activities is becoming standard procedure for businesses, according to a survey on the adoption of these technologies in the workplace.

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new HRnext.com poll found that complying with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was by far the biggest HR headache, cited...

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Skyrocketing health insurance premiums led to an increase in the number of workers signing up for employer-provided health insurance in 1998 and 1999,...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Dot.com job cuts appear to be slowing in May, after an all-time high in April according to a new survey.

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a decade of 5% increases, the largest insurance companies dealt with 10-15% medical cost increases in the first quarter, according to preliminary...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? A Pennsylvania court has upheld a worker's rejection of a work at home alternative to his disability claim, noting that to be "actually...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard continues to draw investor money in droves, pulling in more than twice as much as runner-up American Funds through the end of...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of shareholder lawsuits alleging securities fraud declined in 2000 for the second consecutive year, as accounting violations continued to be one...

May 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets were $73.33 billion at the end of April 2001, up more than 11% from a revised $66 billion...