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CA High Court Takes Workplace Speech Case

July 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could expand the boundaries of workplace speech that could be considered sexual...
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Uppers Push Positive Drug Tests Higher

July 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of workers testing positive for drug use has remained steady of the past few years, even though more workers are turning...
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Hewitt Revises HMO Increase Figure for 2005

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large companies embroiled in the early stages of their health maintenance organization (HMO) renewal contracts are seeing projected rate increases for 2005 lower...
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Segal: Dental Costs Remain Low

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Dental plans seem to have avoided the large increases in costs that have been the norm in medical and prescription drug plans in the previous...
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CFOs List Flextime as Important

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In another indication of workers' interest in maintaining a work-home life balance, a third of chief financial officers (CFOs) in a new poll...
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Plan Sponsors Opt For Life Cycle Default Option

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More plan sponsors are selecting life cycle mutual funds as their employee 401(k) plans' default investment option, seeing these investments as appropriate investment...
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Sweetnam: HSA Guidance Is Coming

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking for more regulatory guidance on Health Savings Accounts (HSA) may soon get their wish.
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BJ, DoL Reach FLSA Settlement

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. has reached a settlement with the Department of Labor (DoL) over allegations the Natick, Massachusetts-based retailers improperly classified workers...
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Qwest Retirees Sue DoL For Pension Details

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Qwest Communications International Inc. retirees have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Labor (DoL) seeking details about an audit of the...
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States Offshore Government Contracts

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State governments are looking beyond their borders and the borders of the United States for firms to fulfill state contracts.