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Ford's Poison Pill Prevents Tax Losses
The automaker tries to discourage investors from triggering a technical change of ownership in the company that would cause it to lose $19 billion in net operating loss carryforwards. September 15, 2009
Will Caterpillar's Walgreens Deal Shrink Drug Costs?
The tractor maker's pharmacy-benefit arrangement seeks to cut out the middleman to gain transparent pricing. September 4, 2009
The Aging Workforce: How to Fight the Risks
A shift in corporate attitudes toward health-care and retirement provisions is needed, says a broad new study. September 3, 2009
I Pledge Allegiance...to My Pension Fund
In a year of cost cuts, most companies that sponsor pension plans are holding on to them. September 1, 2009
Downturn Knocks 15% Off Retirement Plans, Study Finds
But the number of families covered by some form of retirement plan has held steady over the past five years. August 5, 2009
Health Reform Would Tie Employers' Hands, Lobbyists Say
Corporate executives will have far less leeway in designing their company's benefits because the federal government would be dictating more about how plans should be structured, according to Ernst & Young lobbyists. July 27, 2009
The Big Thaw? Pension Freezing Inches Up
Despite the awful economy, the number of Fortune 1000 companies with frozen defined-benefit plans climbs by only four percentage points since last year. July 23, 2009
Taking a Scalpel to Costs
Hospital operators brace themselves for health-care reform. July 17, 2009
Deadlines Loom for Parity In Mental Health Benefits
Plans can no longer require higher co-pays, higher deductibles, or lower lifetime or annual dollar limits for mental health than for physical and surgical coverage. July 14, 2009
Taking Their Lump Sums
Companies that cut matching funds from retirement plans may be sowing seeds of discontent among employees. July 10, 2009