EEOC Launches Web Page on Dispute Resolution

April 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled a new Web page containing information on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs for federal government agencies.

According to a press release from the Commission, the page, which is accessible from the EEOC Web site, provides information about ADR and related information for federal agencies and stakeholders.

The development of the new Web Page is part of the EEOC’s bid to  promote and expand the use of mediation and other types of ADR to solve employment discrimination in the private and federal sectors.

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Apart from providing general ADR information, the page also contains details on pilot programs and contacts. Among the information links available are:

  • ADR Fact Sheet
  • A Questions and Answers section
  • ADR Program Development and Review, which includes types of ADR techniques, sample ADR forms, guidance on program development, and ADA/Rehabilitation Act accessibility issues, and
  • ADR Clearinghouse, which includes statutory and regulatory documents, sources and training for neutrals, training for managers, ethical standards and confidentiality, ADA/Rehabilitation Act mediation standards, and ADR video tapes.

The site can be accesses at www.eeoc.gov

Stock Fund Flows Increase on March Madness

April 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investor sentiment was on the up in March, with around $29.6 billion in new money flowing into equity mutual funds, the biggest monthly inflow in over a year, according to Lipper Inc. a fund tracking firm.

Stock funds last saw inflows of this magnitude when the US economy teetered on the brink of recession in April 2000, when some $33.77 billion in new money flooded the equity fund market as the major market indices rebounded.

The flow into equity funds came at the expense of money market funds, which saw a net outflow of $38.1 billion. On the fixed income side, bond funds attracted a rather muted net $5.4 billion in March.

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According to Lipper’s data, which is prepared using data provided by fund companies, over the month:

  • diversified value funds pulled in around $13.9 billion net
  • Standard & Poor’s 500 Index funds attracted about $2.7 billion
  • balanced funds had inflows of $2.4 billion.

Value funds took in a net $13.9 billion in March, while inflows offset outflows in the growth fund category, resulting in a zero net inflows.
 

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