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November 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Utah-based restaurant co-owner has settled both civil and criminal charges over violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

November 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two separate Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawsuits - one alleging imprudent fiduciary behavior regarding company stock and the other involving unfair...

November 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - November economic indicators from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) point to positive manufacturing job growth that looks to extend into December.

November 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new poll by a health insurance provider finds that the rising cost of health care continues to be a major consumer concern.

November 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal authorities are investigating whether a Peoria, Illinois federal agriculture lab illegally fired a scientist because his Army Reserve deployments interfered with his...

November 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has good news and bad news about the steadily spiraling cost of employer-sponsored health care. The bad news: per-employee cost...

November 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is a vast divide between belief and reality regarding disability issues, according to a recent survey by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)...

November 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Democrats have introduced bills into the US House of Representative and the US Senate that would alter bankruptcy law to give more...

November 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of American Home Mortgage have filed suit against the company alleging fraud, breach of contract and misrepresentation.

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty-three percent of employers provide some form of financial education for employees, making it clear that it is no longer if but how...

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) employee has sued the consulting firm over charges that the K plan and pension program for partners was...

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Insurance regulators in three states on Thursday announced a sweeping agreement with a trio of disability insurance providers requiring the companies to revamp...

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With disability leave costs eating up the bottom line, MetLife has announced the release of five industry-specific reports it hopes will shed light...

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although its ultimate impact is uncertain, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered his city pension fund board appointees to treat married gay...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average earnings fell from September to October due to rising inflation, according to the Department of Labor (DoL).

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers may say they believe in the concept of consumer-directed health plans, but that doesn't mean they walk the walk in addition to...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may be simply a college procrastination tool to some, but Instant Messenger (IM) is changing the face of business communications.

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-four former information systems (IS) employees have slapped electronics retailer Best Buy Company with a federal court age discrimination lawsuit.

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The last five years have brought many alterations to the fabric of American life, with terrorism, unemployment, and political division wracking the country,...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers ages 50 an older don't really understand the costs of long-term health care, and they usually underestimate how long they will live,...