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January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers in the healthcare sector will make real economic gains in 2002 - their salaries are expected to outpace inflation this year, increasing...

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Despite a rough year for equities, 14 stock markets around the world managed to record gains during 2001, according to Merrill Lynch.

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average starting salary for administrative professionals will rise just 0.4% this year, but a lot depends on what the job entails, according...

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computer graphics chipmaker NVIDIA was the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in 2001, climbing 308% for the year according to Instinet...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First Republic Bank will acquire the remaining stake in a Los Angeles convertible bond house and pension fund manager that it doesn't already...

February 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lifestyle fund investors are more likely to be happy with the rate of return on their investments, according to a new survey.

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aaron Brothers Inc., a unit of arts and crafts retailer Michaels Stores, has settled a lawsuit claiming it didn't properly pay overtime to...

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees who are actively job searching or would jump on a lucrative offer are, job scanners, who represent 'a potential time bomb' for...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Drawing an analogy between a new era of individual and corporate responsibilities, President George W. Bush today unveiled a new series of pension...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies don't have be certain that former employees receive notice of their medical benefits rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)...

February 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The easiest way for plan sponsors to stay out of trouble with the Internal Revenue Service is to read - and follow -...

February 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers had to dust off their contingency manuals last year, as work stoppages went from an all time-low in 1999 to a six-year...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Acting quickly on the recommendations of a special task force, President Bush is expected to announce a series of pension proposals today, designed...

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 1999 Paid time off was the most prevalent benefit offered by private employers to their workers, according to data from the Bureau...

December 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US pension funds have gotten pounded in the last two years with assets underperforming liabilities by 37%, according to Ryan Labs Inc.

December 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer laid-off technology workers hit the street in December, with the lowest number of announced monthly firings in 18 months, according to a...

December 31, 2001 (PlANSPONSOR.com) - It's been a bad year for US mutual funds - in fact, US diversified stock funds are down 10.6% through last Thursday -...

December 28, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - After falling for three consecutive weeks, the number of the unemployed lining up to claim unemployment benefits edged up by 7,000 in the week...

December 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 2,699 mass layoff actions, those involving 50 or more employees, occurred in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

December 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee-recognition programs are becoming more common, and are likely to become even more so as cash-strapped employers are forced to explore new, low-cost...