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Most Workers Now Have Smoke-Free Workplaces

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationally, 69% of employees now work in buildings where smoking has been prohibited by employers or government regulations, according to a study sponsored...
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Hippo Has Helpful HIPPA Hints

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors with questions concerning changes in the healthcare system can direct them to the HIPAA Hippo who has taken up residence on...
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E-mail Trails Lead To Employer Trials

August 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? E-mail evidence is becoming increasingly common in workplace lawsuits, causing employers to monitor employee use of e-mail more closely, a new survey finds.
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Online Benefit Options On The Rise

August 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The number of companies giving their employees the option of managing their employer-sponsored benefits online has increased significantly, according to a survey.
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July?s Job Cut Announcements Break Record

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The number of job cuts announced in the US surged 65% in July, the largest-monthly job-cut total recorded by Challenger, Gray & Christmas since...
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Job Supply Shrinks in 48 States

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The number of openings in the labor market shrank in July, according to Flipdog.com Job Opportunity Index.
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Poll Takes PBOR Pulse

August 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost three-quarters of respondents in a recent poll will consider changing their health insurance to a more competitively priced policy if their premiums...
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Study Tracks Senior Drug Spending

July 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of seniors using more than 30 prescriptions per year grew by 12% in three years, the costs of which continue to...
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Hi-tech Job Hoppers Hop Often

July 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IT professionals only stay with their employers for an average of three years, according to people3's 2001 IT Market Compensation Study.
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Job Changers Increase in Q2

July 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By choice or otherwise, one in five working Americans changed employment status during the second quarter, according to a new survey.
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Suit Claims ?Good Health? Status Discriminates

July 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? The Sacramento-based Californians for Disability Rights is suing Bank of America and Provident Insurance, alleging they discriminate against the disabled by asking unfair...
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Wage Costs Continue To Climb

July 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The Employment Cost Index, the broadest measure of US labor costs, rose by 0.9% in the second quarter of 2001, implying that employers are...