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Washington, June 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers and employees are facing a demographic landslide that will keep people employed longer, invite a fresh look at immigration and increase...

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told participants at the 21st Century Workforce Summit that the nation's education system must continue to meet the...

June 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of medication prescribed to children younger than 10 rocketed nearly 18% per prescription last year, the largest increase of any age...

While the vast majority of people trust their coworkers on employment matters, that confidence softens when career advice and personal confidences are on the line.

June 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The geographic variation in drug use, pointed to by recent research, can be partly attributed to physician prescribing habits, the health status of...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources professionals are moving beyond their role as transactional administrators and becoming more involved in enhancing profitability, according to a survey published...

June 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Nearly 9 out of 10 teen-agers will be working this summer, and the vast majority will be earning more than the minimum wage, according...

June 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees are trapped between a rock and a hard place when it comes to dealing with rude behavior. Complaints may trigger retaliation, but...

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most people don't understand their health benefits coverage options well enough to make good decisions, a new survey has found.

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer-sponsored health insurance benefits in the private sector have dropped over the last two decades, with low-wage workers most affected, according to a...

June 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The tech bubble has burst, markets are volatile and fears of a recession abound, yet businesses are still struggling to fill information technology...

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Safety Council urges employers to institute off-the-job safety training programs for their employees during Workplace Safety Week, which runs from June...

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hispanics lag far behind other groups in terms of health insurance coverage, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A set of lawsuits, accusing HMOs of fraudulently using financial incentives to limit medical care, was partially dismissed by a federal judge in...

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The majority of respondents to a recent poll favor the creation of federal legislation prohibiting job discrimination against homosexuals. Forty-two percent of survey participants...

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)- Companies that have downsized in the last 18 months will probably do so again, findings of a survey reveal.

June 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - European Union ministers have reached agreement on new rules that will force businesses across the 15-nation bloc to supply more information to their...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most women in the workplace believe that online communication beats the face-to-face variety in that ideas are more likely to be heard and...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Maine law will require health insurers and HMOs in the state to offer coverage to domestic partners under the same terms/conditions...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Heavy computer use, even up to seven hours per day, does not increase the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a...