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October 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Perhaps the most memorable line from the Tom Cruise/Jack Nicolson movie "A Few Good Men" comes when Nicholson's Colonel Nathan Jessep snarls at...

October 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - No matter how good a firm you work for, sooner or later, someone, somewhere in the bureaucracy (and even small companies have bureaucracies)...

October 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As both a boss and a "subordinate," I was intrigued by the survey we reported on earlier this week about how often bosses...

On September 11, 2006, while the nation was focused on the fifth anniversary of the 09/11 terrorist attacks, a St. Louis law firm launched its own "attack" on...

September 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Yesterday we reported on a survey that indicated that only about a third of workers listen to music at work - but that...

September 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I've been noticing a growing interest in, and coverage of, telecommuting in the American workplace.

September 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five years ago today, I was in the middle of a cross-country flight, literally running from one terminal to another in Dallas, when...

September 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - You may recall the story from last month about Northwest Airlines' cost-saving tips to laid-off workers that included things like going through the...

August 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By most accounts we are putting in longer, not shorter, hours - so this week I asked readers how much of their average...

August 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I've been reading lately how some employers are moving to put the business back in business casual - or at least finding themselves...

August 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Much of the initial focus on the new pension bill has been (rightfully, I think) focused on its impact on defined benefit plans.

August 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The big news this week (other than the heat) is the status of pension legislation in the nation's Capitol.

August 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week's Congressional machinations brought to mind Otto van Bismarck's comment that "Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them...

July 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There have been a number of surveys lately that suggest a disconnect between how workers perceive the equity of their pay situation versus...

July 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Here we are - mid-July - and what is generally regarded as the middle of vacation "season."

By any measure, the recent convictions of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling were a win for justice.

June 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Well, if that CareerBuilder survey data is to be believed, not only would Dad like to spend more time with the kids -...

June 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I'm not sure whether it is a casualty of teleworking, having to take too much work home, or just a string of really...

May 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Last week we noted a FRONTLINE documentary on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) that focused on the issue "Can You Afford To Retire?"

Last week, PBS' Frontline ran a program titled "Can You Afford To Retire?" For those of us in this business, the title was almost painfully rhetorical. After all,...