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Office Muddle Can Make One Sick

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research may now provide backing to what workers have long believed - their workplace is making them ill.
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IT Outsourcing Increases

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight out 10 (86%) corporate information technology (IT) executives and the providers of IT outsourcing services expect the use of offshore...
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GAO: Taft-Hartleys Face Raft of Challenges

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While multi-employer pension plans have not been hit with the crushing body blow many of their single-employer counterparts have suffered in recent years,...
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Health-Care Card Usage Skyrockets

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spending on prepaid health care cards is expected to go up this year - way up to $855 million, according to a newsletter...
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HHS Announces New Medicare Drug Cards

March 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson has approved 28 private companies to provide Medicare drug discount cards, beginning June 1.
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Employers Working on Health Care 'Scorecard'

March 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A consortium of employers is developing a health-care scorecard to assist employees in making more informed decisions about the quality and cost of...
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Job Hoppers End Up With Salary Cut

March 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost 30% of job switchers in the last 12 months ended up with a smaller paycheck, according to a new survey.
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Semiconductors Examining Cancer Rates

March 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is launching an investigation into cancer rates among employees of the microchip industry.