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August 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A nearly $1.3-million sex discrimination award won by a Chicago-area police officer won't begin to be enough to cover her expenses associated with...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The junk bond default rate fell in December, but 2002 defaults set a record, Moody's Investors Service reported.

August 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge turned away participants' claims that the administrator of en Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) breached his fiduciary duties by not...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill authorizing additional jobless benefits for 2.5 million Americans was on its way to the White House Wednesday after winning nearly unanimous...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spending on health care soared to $1.4 trillion dollars in 2001, according to a Reuters report.

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF is out as the manager of New York State's 529 College Savings program.

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As many as 31,000 Lucent Technology retirees will see their death benefits eliminated, as the struggling telecommunication company continues to cut costs, according...

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The way to a Chief Financial Officer's (CFO) heart may no longer be through his or her stomach, since taking a lunch has...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Electric officials contend that the company's health benefits package holds up well in comparison to its competitors

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trends in the US 401(k) market of drooping participation and deferral rates represent a chance for plan sponsors to get back to basics...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits managers fleeing to other health benefit options and HMOs dropping their Medicare plans have led to a drop in Ohio HMO enrollment...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eugene Scalia, acting solicitor of the US Department of Labor (DoL), will step down from his post, the DoL announced.

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy-one percent of small-business owners feel supplemental insurance enhances the overall benefits package, but nearly half admit to having little or no knowledge...

July 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board filed suit against American Management Systems (AMS) on behalf of the participants of its Thrift Savings Plan...

July 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is reviewing its policy toward retiree health care benefits in light of the refusal by the US...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enrollment in Florida HMOs continued their wane in the first half of 2002, declining 6.6%, after seeing a decrease of 2.2% in 2001,...

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of large employers that offer a consumer-directed health care (CDH) plan should quadruple in 2003, a survey found.

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors has tapped a new senior vice president to lead its defined contribution business.

January 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to spur its members' use of generic drugs, one of the nation's largest health insurers is cutting generic drug prices...

July 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) is ready to comply with a court order to implement pension reform -...