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Disability Coverage Inadequate for Many

April 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America and the American Council of Life Insurers has found that 40% of workers have...
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New Economy, Old Bias

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of technology workers over the age of 45 say age discrimination is a significant problem in their field, according to a recent...
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Employer Surveillance Increases

April 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than three-quarters of American employers are now keeping tabs on their employees, twice the number just four years ago, according to a...
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Mired in E-Mail

April 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by Gartner, a research firm, found that employees spend an average of 49 minutes per day going through their e-mails.
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Disability Premiums up, ASO Sales Down

April 20, 2001 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fully-insured premiums increased in 2000 for both long-term and short-term disability insurance, while sales in Administrative Services Only contracts declined for both...
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Organ Donor Awareness Program Launched

April 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson has launched a national campaign to encourage organ, tissue, marrow and blood donations, working through...
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PSCA: Auto-Enrollment Boosts Participation

April 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatically enrolling employees in 401(k) plans appears to increase both long- and short-term participation patterns, according to a new study from the Profit-Sharing/401(k)...
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Are Parents Granted Leniency at Work?

April 19, 2001 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Working parents appear to be granted more leniency regarding their working conditions compared to those without children, according to a new survey...
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Ask the Boss

April 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost half of the 525 employees, polled in a recent survey by staffing firm, OfficeTeam, cite their boss as the "go to" person...
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Sun Tells Poor Performers ? Improve or Else

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sun Microsystems has toughened up its existing employee review process and for the first time will offer severance packages to employees who cannot...
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Long-Term Care Coverage Expands

April 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While more employees were covered by long-term care coverage last year, fewer new employers embraced the benefit in the face of rising premiums.
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Blue Collar Workers Embrace Web

April 13, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internet access for blue-collar headed households jumped 52% over the past year, growing faster than homes led by any other job type.
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Laid-Off Managers Employed Sooner

April 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While employers continue to hand out pink slips, unemployed managers and executives were finding new jobs a month sooner than they were a...