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March 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The federal department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a number of changes to its health privacy regulations.

March 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Lucent Technologies workers have filed suit against their employer - and their union - accusing both of misleading them into accepting early...

March 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many companies that sunk large sums into human resources technology haven't yet seen the move pay off because of inefficiencies in their ongoing...

March 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minority workers have filed a $7.4 billion lawsuit against General Motors Corp. (GM), alleging they were racially and sexually harassed at two Michigan...

March 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The profile of the US worker is changing as the likelihood of being employed by larger companies increases, data from the US Small...

March 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the 42 states with external review programs in place for the resolution of health plan disputes, decisions are made in favor of...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has won a court injunction banning union organizers from its 3,200 US stores according to an Associated Press report.

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though they know that early withdrawal of their retirement savings triggers both taxes and possible penalties, a third of workers would still...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A corporate incentive program can be just what the doctor ordered to boost employee performance and attitude, and make it easier to hire...

March 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The Enron fiasco has caused more employees to consider the security of their 401(k) and retirement plans, a new survey finds.

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 2,000 retired football players are in line for a hefty pension increase of as much as 100% in April in what...

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The long-running legal battle over a controversial management review system at Ford Motor Co. ended as a Michigan judge approved a $10.5-million settlement...

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six former executives of Sallie Mae, the education-finance agency, are locked in a pension battle with their former employer in a complex dispute...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are paying more attention to their investments in the wake of the collapse of Enron by staying away from companies they don't...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With an estimated annual growth rate of 7.3% between now and 2011, Americans' health-care spending could double over that period compared with what...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees at Qwest Communications International were prevented from selling company stock shares or other 401(k) assets for four weeks in December and January...

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans may be getting increasingly impatient with the career advancement possibilities in their profession as a new online survey reports that 65% of...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine former and current Coca-Cola employees have sued their employer, alleging the soft-drink firm bilked workers out of at least $200 million in...

March 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nineties tech-boom trend that saw more and more businesses adopting casual dress policies in may be reversing as the economy wanes, according...

March 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies had better start moving aggressively to cut health care costs with help from their employees or they could face a doubling of...