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Supreme Court Parses Protections for Internal Company Probes

Employees participating in a company probe of discrimination may receive the same prote...

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Surviving the Downturn Laid-Back Layoffs

With jobs hard to come by right now, some laid-off workers find it makes little sense t...

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To Benchmark or Not to Benchmark

401(k) plan sponsors wrestle with whether to use benchmarks to gauge performance of tar...

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The Problem With Limited Medical Plans

Commentary: Some companies are scrapping their traditional plans altogether and replaci...

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Recruiter 50,000 More Layoffs on Wall Street Before the Year’s End

Since August 2007, financial institutions have acknowledged eliminating at least 197,30...

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Lawmakers Vent About Exec Pay at Lehman Hearing

It’s hard to determine how much light a congressional hearing on Monday, October 6, she...

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Bush Signs Mental Health Parity Bill

The legislation will require health care plans to provide the same coverage for mental ...

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Automatic Enrollment Boosting 401(k) Participation

More than 81 percent of eligible workers had balances in plans in 2007. ‘Back sweeping’...