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Workers Swear Off 401(k) Loans

Employer education about downside of borrowing from retirement accounts may be working....

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On-the-Job Fatalities Decreased in 2007

The number of workplace deaths in the U.S. fell last year, but workplace homicides incr...

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Appeals Court Rules Cash-Balance Plans Not Discriminatory

Joining four other appeals courts, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that cas...

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Abbott Laboratories Cutting 1,000 Workers

The plan to ‘streamline global manufacturing operations’ will result in $370 million in...

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Delphi Will Cut 600 Salaried Positions

Executive says the auto parts supplier is ‘aligning its resources with the dramatic shi...

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Health Plan Advisors’ Role Is Expanding

General Motors’ decision last month to eliminate retiree health benefits highlights the...

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Toyota Idles Factories but Can’t Lay Anybody Off

As the U.S. auto industry sheds workers, and even Nissan offers buyouts, Toyota is stic...

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Privacy Rights in Text Messages

Employers wishing to access employees’ electronic communications need to verify that th...