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Layoff Binge Spurs Severance-Policy Flux
But many companies are giving more to their ex-workers, not less, a new study shows. April 10, 2009
401(k)risis
The stock-market meltdown has dealt a crushing blow to retirement plans. Brace for repercussions. April 1, 2009
Layoffs Could Trigger COBRA Cash Crunch
If you terminated 1,000 people recently, you might have to lend the government a million interest-free bucks for a few months. March 13, 2009
Pension Investing: What's the Right Level of Risk?
Most plan sponsors should put more emphasis on liability hedging, one adviser claims. Another point of view: Take no risks, period. February 2, 2009
Plenty of Pain, a Dash of Relief
A new law lets pension plans smooth out assets over two years, easing the crash of 2008. But it's a pittance in the face of falling corporate bond rates. February 1, 2009
Prognosis: Negative
Rising health-care premiums have companies shifting costs, pushing "wellness," and punishing unhealthy behavior. February 1, 2009
Stopping 401(k) Matches: The New No-brainer
At least 40 employers have stopped contributing to their employees' defined-contribution plans. January 29, 2009
Employer Health Spending Nips at Pension's Heels
Employer spending on the two areas has been going in different directions since at least 1980, when retirement benefits were at 58.5 percent of the total-comp pie and health care took a mere 26.7 percent slice. January 27, 2009
Report: Pension Vice Tightens on Cash
The pension expense S&P 1500 companies will have to record in their financials will soar by $60 billion in 2009, a Mercer study predicts. January 7, 2009
Layoffs Take a (Brief) Holiday
Likely it's a year-end anomaly, as signs of economic problems are hardly abating. But the job losses continue at AMD, Interface Inc., Kemet, Textron, and Unisys. December 31, 2008