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September 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly four of 10 respondents to a new Mercer survey say their companies will likely increase the development of internal job candidates.

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US technology companies apparently aren't making good use of their existing leadership-development programs, a survey found.

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Negotiators for the International Association of Machinists wrapped up talks with federal mediators Friday night, preparing its membership for a new vote on...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Younger Baby Boomers have been real job hoppers - bounding almost 10 times from job to job between age 18 and 36, a...

September 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Health-care insurance costs skyrocketed by 12.7% this year - the highest since 1990 - with more costs shifting to workers, and some smaller firms...

September 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The paychecks of obese workers are, on average, about 2.5% less than the paychecks of their thinner coworkers, according to a new study.

September 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines has settled a suit brought by a Muslim woman denied a job because she wanted to wear a religious headscarf at...

September 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most workers are safer in the office than they were before September 11, but security procedures are still inconsistently enforced at some smaller...

September 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kaiser Aluminum is trying to dig its way out of bankruptcy- and has gotten court approval to sweeten an executive retention pool, even...

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jurists dividing up community property in a divorce case could use a spouse's likely retirement date as the benchmark for the current value...

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing Co.'s mechanics union will keep talking with a team of federal mediators in an attempt to avoid a strike until it "tells...

September 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A life insurance administrator was in the right when it turned down benefits to the widow of a Minnesota pharmacist who allegedly took...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With healthcare costs once again spiraling out of control, another employer has taken steps to trim its exposure to the burgeoning costs of...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers can look forward to some decent pay increases next year, particularly when still nonexistent inflation is taken into account.

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managing to at least momentarily avoid a strike, Boeing said it would meet with federal mediators tomorrow after all - and the union...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ten current and former Pep Boys employees have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the automotive repair giant of cheating workers out of overtime...

September 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Healthcare benefits continue to enjoy a healthy amount of support from US workers - but they'd like it to cost less and cover...

August 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you think work stinks, look around you.

August 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another air carrier has turned to its own workforce for some help with its bottom line.

August 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Siebel Systems is giving workers an option to trade their worthless stock options back to the company for cash or stock shares.