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Mired in E-Mail

April 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by Gartner, a research firm, found that employees spend an average of 49 minutes per day going through their e-mails.
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Organ Donor Awareness Program Launched

April 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson has launched a national campaign to encourage organ, tissue, marrow and blood donations, working through...
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PSCA: Auto-Enrollment Boosts Participation

April 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatically enrolling employees in 401(k) plans appears to increase both long- and short-term participation patterns, according to a new study from the Profit-Sharing/401(k)...
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Initial Unemployment Claims Moderate

April 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment insurance claims moderated slightly in the week ending April 14, falling to 385,000 from the previous week's five year high of...
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Are Parents Granted Leniency at Work?

April 19, 2001 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Working parents appear to be granted more leniency regarding their working conditions compared to those without children, according to a new survey...
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Fed Cuts Rates To Spark Economy

April 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve has cut short-term US interest rates a half percentage point to try to spark the nation's...
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Hedge Funds Slip a Bit In March

April 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index dipped a comparatively small -0.3% in March, according to Roland Lorenzo, president and chief operating officer of Credit...
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Ask the Boss

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost half of the 525 employees, polled in a recent survey by staffing firm, OfficeTeam, cite their boss as the "go to" person...
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Sun Tells Poor Performers ? Improve or Else

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sun Microsystems has toughened up its existing employee review process and for the first time will offer severance packages to employees who cannot...
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Long-Term Care Coverage Expands

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While more employees were covered by long-term care coverage last year, fewer new employers embraced the benefit in the face of rising premiums.