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September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US economy was battered by another 1,500 mass layoffs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of human resource pros expect companies to increase security in the wake of the terrorist attacks, and 37% expect business...

September 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Only about 8% of all defined contribution plan participants will benefit from expanded and enhanced contribution limits. And just 11% of eligible DC...

September 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the recruitment process, organizations are more likely to ask candidates to describe specific examples of their skills, as opposed to actually testing...

September 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Consumer prices rose by just 0.1% in August, but medical costs continued to surge, according to the Labor Department.

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report finds that after a major downsizing, employees who survived were more than twice as likely to take sick leave than...

September 14, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp has reached an agreement with United Steelworkers of America, which will change the labor contract, pension and insurance plans for some...

September 14, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of plan sponsors linked up in a teleconference sponsored by Hewitt Associates today to discuss alternative approaches and challenges in the aftermath...

September 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian variable pay plans continue to grow in both number and design sophistication, according to the Watson Wyatt Worldwide's Annual Canadian Salary Survey.

September 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are becoming increasingly open to alternatives to full-time employment, a new survey finds.

September 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford is reportedly making preparations to offer some top senior managers as much as a year's salary, next year's vacation pay, enhanced pensions...

September 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Despite the number of folding technology firms, information technology (IT) workers continue to command premium pay, according to the Computerworld Annual Salary Survey.

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American companies laid off 32% fewer workers in August than in July but that was still 140,019 pink slips, according to outplacement firm...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Polaroid has told workers and retirees that their health care premiums will rise significantly as the financially troubled firm struggles to stay solvent,...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More often than not, consumers are not at fault for issues with their health plans, according to new data from Hewitt Associates.

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with the biggest annual jump in employee health-insurance premiums since 1992, more companies are considering asking workers to increase their share, a...

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) costs are expected to rise even faster this year than other health-care plan types and at double-digit rates, a survey...

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only a fourth (24%) of American workers are committed to their employers and plan to stay on for at least two years, while...

September 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although nearly half (48%) of Americans had some kind of problem with their health plan in the last year, roughly two-thirds give their...

August 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Americans favor a patients' bill of rights, that support doesn't necessarily include an unlimited right to sue, according to a new survey.