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September 13, 2000
ERISA's Curious Coverage
By Peter J. Wiedenbeck. Originally published in spring 1998 issue. Excerpt: "This article is about the scope of federal regulation of employee benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ('ERISA')." (Washington University Law Quarterly)
Republicans Look to Push Medical Savings Accounts
Excerpt: "With health care emerging as a key election-year political issue, a senior Republican congressman on Tuesday vowed to redouble efforts to allow more Americans to save tax-free to help cover their medical bills." (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Bill Would Expand Medical Savings Accounts
Excerpt: "The chairman of a key House committee Tuesday vowed to use whatever means at his disposal to continue and expand the availability of tax-preferred medical savings accounts (MSAs) before the end of the current Congress." (Medscape; free registration required)
Patients' Rights Bill Revised in Bid for Passage in Senate
(New York Times; free registration required)
8/24/2000 Update: U.S. Presidential Candidates--Legislative Positions on HR Issues (PDF)
(Hewitt Associates)
(Following also appears in Retirement Plans Edition)
Need Someone from Corbel to Speak to Your Employee Benefits Organization?
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Need a Local Employee Benefits Speaker for Your Organization in Illinois?
Use our free Speakers Database to find speakers for your organization. Practitioners: get in the database at no charge! A service to the employee benefits community from BenefitsLink. (BenefitsLink)
Need a Speaker to Talk About the Anti-Cutback Rules for Qualified Retirement Plans?
Use our free Speakers Database to find speakers for your organization. Practitioners: get in the database at no charge! A service to the employee benefits community from BenefitsLink. (BenefitsLink)
Updated URL: E-signature Law Has Employee Benefits Implications
(Workforce.com)
Dutch Legalize Same-Sex Marriages
(Washington Post)
Graef Crystal: J.C. Penney's Questrom Gets a Clean, Rich Deal
Excerpt: "Is there a going price for retailing chief executives? Hard on the heels of Kmart Corp.'s hiring of Charles Conaway and giving him a bewildering array of goodies initially worth $37 million, we have J.C. Penney Co. hiring Allen Questrom and giving him a much simpler contract initially worth $34 million." (Graef Crystal, on Bloomberg.com)
Cheney Has Now Cashed in Most of His Stake in Halliburton
(New York Times; free registration required)
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| Pension Team Consultant | for Pentec, Inc. in CT |
| Defined Contribution Pension Administrator | for Matthews, Gold, Kennedy & Snow, Inc. in AZ |
| Regional Marketing Coordinator - U.S. Central Region | for Watson Wyatt & Company in IL, MI, MN, OH, TX |
| Director/Manager, Defined Contribution Department | for The Angell Pension Group, Inc. in RI |
| 401(k) Plan Administrator | for Third Party Administration Firm in Southeast Michigan in MI |
| Pensions Systems Designer | for CitiStreet in FL |
| Client Relations Manager | for Northern New Jersey Pension Consulting Firm in NJ |
| Human Resources Workman's Comp Mgr. | for Fortune 1000 company located in Houston in TX |
| Reconciliation Specialists | for PricewaterhouseCoopers in NJ |
| Employee Benefits - Legal Assistant | for Buck Consultants in CO |
| Qualified Plan recordkeeper | for Pen-Cal in CA |
| 401(k) Plan Administrator | for Polycomp Administrative Services, Inc. in CA |
| Qualified Retirement Plans Manager | for Arthur Andersen, Human Capital Services in CA, CO, CT, DC, GA |
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| RETIREMENT PLAN ADMINISTRATOR | for HOWARD SIMON & ASSOCIATES, INC. in IL |
| 401k Team Leader | for Citistreet - A State Street / Citigroup Company in MA |
| Pension Administrator | for Century Benefits Consulting in CA |
| Human Resources Training Manager | for Fortune 1000 company located in North Houston in TX |
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| Defined Benefit Plan Sales and Consulting | for A Financial Services Firm in MA |
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| Client Service Manager | for Major Financial Services Firm in NJ, NY, PA |
| Health and Welfare Consultant | for Towers Perrin in CA, CT, GA, IL, MA, NC, PA, TX |
| DC/401(k) Plan Administration Specialists | for 80+ Employee CPA Firm in OH |
| Employee Benefits Analyst / Compliance Specialist | for Leading East Texas Healthcare System in TX |
| Client Services Administrator | for Benefit National Companies in CO, TX |
| Associate Attorney for Law Firm | for McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe LLP in NC |
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