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VA Hotel Slapped With English Fluency Lawsuit

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has slapped an Arlington, Virginia hotel with a lawsuit, charging that it failed to rehire a dishwasher who didn't...
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A Dip in Healthcare Cost Increases?

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the 2005 Towers Perrin Health Care Cost Survey, employers can expect an 8% increase in 2005 health-care costs - the first...
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Illinois, Wisconsin Kick Off Drug Buying Program

October 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois and Wisconsin officials have formally launched a joint prescription drug importation program under which residents can buy lower-cost drugs from Europe and...
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Central Comp Programs All the Rage

October 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Having a centralized compensation structure is becoming increasingly common among multinational companies and those that took that step reported higher effectiveness, according to...
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Participation Rate Dips in 2003

October 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may have dedicated themselves in recent years to lure more employees into workplace retirement plans and to save enough to live...
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FedEx Sued for Male-on-Male Harassment

October 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Allegations that FedEx allowed a male employee to verbally and physically harass other male workers has drawn a government discrimination lawsuit against the...
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Higher Salaries in NE Cities

September 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The size of your paycheck continues to depend on where you work, a newly updated national salary survey shows.
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Plan Design Impacts Participation Rate

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) plan sponsors interested in beefing up their participation rate should seriously consider automatically enrolling employees, a new study asserted.