Compflash 1993: Index

5 Pages·1993·2 MB·English

Several large industrial companies have executive stock
ownership
Squeeze on CEO pay in 1992: Few increases
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Stock options kept executive compensation
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Supervisors gained an average salary and
total compensation increase of 4.8% in 1992. ...........
The recession hasn't bothered some investment
executives and professionals ;
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Top Travelers’ executives forgo “golden parachutes.”. ; ;
1993 INDEX Topping the list of perquisites: Company cars
Unanticipated complication: Effect of accounting rules
for retiree benefits on executive pay programs :
Under SEC rules: Rockwell discloses a drop in executives’ pay.Mar:04
U.S. female executives see improvements in pay and job status
but say they still hit a glass CeilING. ................ccccccecceeceenenees Sept:04
Will directors’ compensation be the next target
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At THE Top
Annual retainers of between $20,000 and $25,000 and fees BeNeriTs
of about $1,000 per meeting are typical compensation 401(k) rises in popularity by 20% among nonhighly
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CEO employment contracts and postemployment A bill that would increase benefit rights for employees on leave
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CEOs of the nation's largest companies are receiving a larger pert and administrative problems. ........................cc0e0
of their compensation from variable forms of pay. ; A dilemma for employers: What to do about
Clinton economic plan: Million-dollar compensation expired tax-free tuition reimbursement
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Companies look to indemnity insurance for deferred The points of agreement
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Construction executives reap smalier salary gains this year EE RR a are
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Eastman Kodak ties top execs’ fortunes to company lead to decline in participation
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Executive compensation continues to rise, Chamber of Commerce: in 1991, benefits costs
early survey results show rose to $13,126 per employee
Executive salary increases slow down, but average Child care services for employees of 11 Boulder, Colorado
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Executive secretaries may earn as much as middie managers, program for meeting the family needs of employees
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indicates. ............. Companies subsidize child care for
Executive stock ownership: Not necessarily IOW-INCOME OMPIOVOES. ..............ccecccccceeeeeneeeereeneee ‘
a boon for corporate performance. .................cccccceceeeeeeeeees June:02 Companies’ contributions to profit sharing plans
FASB stock options proposal is projected to affect averaged just below 9% of payroll last year. ......
more than half of mid-sized companies. ............................. Sept:03 Congress to consider extending COBRA coverage. ......
FASB's proposed stock option accounting Court okays company’s limits on health care
rule could depress stock prices I saithi nccintneniatesenseteptsecnanittasdscevintnniséneits .June:04
Fortune 100 companies increase their use Creeping upward: Long-term care programs.. ..Jul:10
of stock options and long-term incentives. ...................0+ Sept:03 Domestic partners benefits coverage is slowly growing. . Apr:12
Gaining favor for executives: Employee benefits should be a top priority for most
Pay for performance HR executives through next year, survey shows..... ..Nov:06
Government limits spur many companies to adopt Elder care has a bigger impact on absenteeism
deferred compensation plans for their executives and productivity than child care, experts say.... .Nov:05
Guidelines for compliance with SEC executive-pay rules. ......... Mar:03 Expertise, not cost, is a primary motive to
How companies disclose executive compensation: outsource services for some employers............ Nov:06
A look at the early returns Experts wam of possible conflict between
Large companies focus on more variable pay for executives. . weliness incentives and ADA. .....................00 Jan:09
Most companies in major industries offer stock options 401(k) investment options are on the rise, survey shows Nov:05
Most nonprofit CEOs eam less than $76,000. .....................000 Feb:0 4 Family and Medical Leave Act will affect many
New SEC chairman calls executive pay disclosure employers that already offer such leaves....... Sept:08
NN PIII niiessinadageeniniindaidiapssemnbenbadioned Nov:03 FASB issues accrual accounting rule
New SEC rules call for executive compensation disclosure. ......Jan:03 for postemployment benefits. . .Feb:05
New stock options link executive pay to long-term performance.May:02 FASB issues go-ahead on exposure draft plans. . June:03
“Omnibus” stock incentive plans are spreading Federal court orders seller company to offer
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Opposition builds to charging the value of HR bill: State worker protection laws would prevail over ERISA.June:03
stock options against company earnings. ...........................+ Apr:11 Innovative GM vehicle steers employees toward new jobs May:07
Proposed FASB accounting standard for stock options IRS eyes large employers for low assumptions
on pension plan eamings sul:11
SEC excludes regular business operations IRS okays company’s pian to avoid tax
IIE UNITED si ccrennactesimmndiasenesetantonenswessssceuaseed Apr:10 on group term life insurance above $50,000. ........ Sept:07
SEC-style proxies gain boardroom support Most firms are well prepared for family/medical leave law May:06
DeceMBeER 1993/5
New tool to address health care costs: Medical IRAs. ............... Jan:09 Travel expenses are no longer deductible
Recent ERISA Section 510 rulings define limits for empllaostiyng mmoree thnan at@ ye a’. ..................cseeee Mar:06
of an employee's right to benefits. ................cccceceeseneeeeneeneeees Jul:10 Travel expenses for out-of-town assignments lasting
Sears Announces WINGOW SAIC. ..............cccccceeseeeersereesseeneensenees May:07 more than a year are not tax deductible after 1992
Spot awards don't always pay Off. ...........-...ccccsssenseereneseeneeeneenees May:07 U.S. Supreme Court: ERISA preempts D.C. law
Stock trusts: A new twist to financing employee benefits. ........... Jul:10 on health care insurance COVEFAGE. ...............ccereeceeseeeeneee Mar:06
Under union contract: Nabisco links 401(k) plan U.S. Supreme Court: The burden of proof in discrimination
SO IIo icitasecnnsnccnncsneneinensstnsinecccocgncswionsaensinensl Jan:04 cases rests with employees, even if the boss lies
U.S. Supreme Court won't review AIDS benefit case :
Xerox Corporation unveils landmark family-needs program HEALTH Care
A “devastating” development: Small employers in NYS
CONFERENCE COVERAGE face 22.5% increase in health insurance premiums. ............ Mar:04
AMA's Human Resources Conference. .....................c.ceseeeeeeeees June:05 A former employee covered by Medicare is found eligible
for COBRA coverage upon termination
DEVELOPMENTS IN DEPTH About half of a Fortune 500 panel believe
Benefits Offered to Nonunion Part-Timers the current health care system would cost them
Benefits Policies for Part-Timers
“Contingent” Workers Attract IRS Auditors (Quarterly Report). .b l:: 05 AIDS patients battle restrictive medical plans
Courts Chipping Away at ERISA (Quarterly Report) REET EES ALENT Dec:08
More Companies Offer Benefits to Part-Time Workers But Growth of Although the rate of increase in employers’ health care costs
“Contingent Uninsured” Bodes Instability (Quarterly Report) .Jul:05 slowed in 1992, it was still a significant 10.1%. ................00. May:04
Americans are gradually accepting the idea of paying
Revisiting FAS 106: Responses and Rationales taxes on a portion of their health care benefits. .................... Apr:02
for Changing Retiree Health Care Liabilities. An insurer could reject claims for unauthorized
(Quarterly Report) experimental heart transplant procedures
Appellate court denies plan participant's
GOVERNMENT REGULATION/LEGAL stepson’s claim for health care benefits. ...................ccceee0e Nov:06
An ADA first: Jury awards damages in EEOC Benefits managers should brace for OBRA ‘93
suit over employee with brain cancer EE AE Se CET Dec:07
As long as pension plan advisers aren't acting as fiduciaries Business owner's estate loses a federal court battle
under ERISA, they cannot be sued for losses caused to eliminate a cap on coverage for AlDS-related ilinesses. ..Nov:06
by plan trustees’ mismanagement or fraud. ......................00« Aug:05 Chart outlines the probable course of the debate
Clinton considers expanding plant closing law ; on national health care reform. ...............ccccccseeeceseeeeeseeeeees Sept:06
Daily damages will be charged to employers who don’t give The Clinton Plan for Health Care Reform: What are the
notice of closings or layoffs, appellate court says. ............... Dec:03 ramifications for compensation and benefits managers? .....Nov:07
Employers are successfully overcoming challenges to policies Companies are burdened with prescription
that call for firing employees for private lifestyle choices. ....Aug:05 II ai hac eich sienedineeanissnosesnnessipneduiintoneniiniiciied June:08
Energy bill extends tax-free transportation subsidy Company- sponsored private primary care clinics are
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Federal Court: Bankrupt company’s officers and Compensation for CEOs of major health care chains
shareholders can be sued for pension fraud. ....................... Dec:04 and drug companies comes under attack. 0.0.0.0... Sept:05
Federal court rules that SPDs must flagrantly Computer management of treatment helps
violate ERISA to be invalid doctors cut costs by 13%
Florida’s governor proposes managed competition Consultant warns that employers can't wait for Clinton's
for state’s health care system health care reform plan to control their costs. ...................... Nov:08
Guides to access under ADA available Controversy continues over coverage
In 1993: Social Security tax rates remain for experimental treatments. .................ceecccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeneneeees Apr:03
unchanged but wage bases rise. ..................cccccceceeseeeeeseeeees Jan:10 Court ruling on Virginia's “any-willing-provider law”
In record settlement: Burger King to pay $500,000 limits competition and cost-cutting, insurers claim. ............. Sept:05
EE EE ree Feb:08 Employer groups favor managed care and malpractice reform. ..Jul:03
IRS announces voluntary compliance program Employers have increased their workplace
0s ssaemnemmcensiiiuninnnsanionl Feb:07 health promotion activities in recent years
IRA extends voluntary compliance program. ...................:..000+- Dec:06 Experimental medical treatment case gets a rehearing. ............ Dec:08
IRS has issued a new set of proposed regulations on the Flexible benefits plans’ advantages go beyond
tax-deductibility of company contributions to foreign pension cost-control, employers are finding. ...................cc.cccceeeeeeenee Apr:04
plans under intemal Revenue Code Section 404A. ............. Aug:04 GM plans to charge medical plan premiums
IRS proposes rules for “living benefits.” 2.2.cec.ec cees.eenee eeee Mar:07 in 1994 to salaried retirees
IRS provides guidance on new rollover and Health care reform at the state level :
Health care under the Americans With Disabilities Act.............. Aug:07
Labor Department clarifies overtime exemption Information is the heart of the managed
caial aaakanciniin nnesinnaanninniienniil Jan:10 competition approach
Labor Department defines “repeated” and “willful” ingenious schemes fund retiree health care benefits. ............... May: 04
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Labor Department has issued regulations List of indicators to measure health care plan
providing guidance for employers in complying
with the Family and Medical Leave Act. ..0.0..0...........cccccceeee Aug:05 Microsoft expands health care benefits to include
Labor Department issues final rules on I cine einsi inininaleaeanitaansannitndnititinninaiancsngiactenene’ Jul:09
participant-directed investments. ......................ccsseccceeeeseeeees Jan:09 More employers are requiring employees
Managers sentenced in cyanide poison death of an employee. Dec:03 to shoulder a greater share of health care costs..
New Jersey enacts program to increase access to health care. Feb:08 Most HR execs see government role as necessary
Replacement plan for terminated pension pian can to health care reform
reduce 50% excise tax on surplus reversion. .....................- May:08 CN II, aise ccscssemiccessnessicsesessvesvsorsbescecenel Dec:0 7
Senate considers changes to ERISA and Report says managed competition would discourage
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Reversing previous stands: Insurance NLRB: “Management-dominated” participation
association favors health care regulation. ...................000« Feb:04 I ceteccecentsiitiisianinntpretinnminsnsinenierseonnmnneel Mar:01
Search for the “grail” of health care cost Navistar reaches agreement with UAW on retiree
containment leads to employee databases........................0. Apr:02 I icciiinciccinicntncpssioniiantinitnktamnenenniiocanedcash Mar:02
Self-insurance of health care benefits is Outlook for 1993 bargaining: Moderate wage increases. ........... Jan:02
still increasing, but at a SlOWEF Fate. ................ccceceneereeeeenees Apr:02 Recent labor developments that may be of interest:.................. Aug:04
Smaller average cost hike is predicted Saturn plant workers opt to keep collaboration
for comprehensive medical plans in 1993.................csc-eee# Jul:09 siinritcnscieccieinininntiniiccsonsenernenmncsemnenannets Apr:10
Smoking, drinking, overeating, violence: Sign of weakeunniionn clgou t: Loss of 170
Can America afford the health care tab? ..............ccccseeeses Apr:03 Newspaper Guild jobs at NY Daily News. .................c.00 Mar:02
Some states are taking their own road to health care reform. .....Jul:03 Steelworkers ratify contract with Kaiser Permanente. ................. Jan:02
Sophisticated calculation replaces “seat of the pants” Through “job targeting”: Construction unions
judgments on health care cost-sharing with employees. .....May:04 help employers outbid nonunion competitors. ....................+ Feb:03
The Big Three auto makers are demanding UAW eliminates piecework incentives at Ohio plant. ................. Feb:04
health care cost reductions from providers. ..................0++ Sept:04 United Airlines seeks large concessions from
To evaluate treatments: Mental health providers ee Se IIIS sericenicsinncscstenesisnsetconiacsisosscernnneunecasensnesed Apr:10
to conduct “outcomes Studies.” ...............ccccceeccceeseeseeneeeeenees Feb:05 Virginia Supreme Court imposes record fine
To provide access for the uninsured: Many employers NN IIE cciccrniccttcsnsinnaiisininterenmvninatenedsnainennieenionsisiiita Feb:04
support cap on tax-free health care benefits. .....................+ Mar:04
U.S. Supreme Court's inaction in self-insurance PENSION AND RETIREMENT
case may lead to Congressional action. .................c0seseee Mar:04 401(k) creates new savings, study SHOWS. ...............c.cseeeeees June:06
Weliness incentives may be discriminatory. ...................-s+0e0 May:03 Accountants’ institute issues rule on accruals
When Dominion Resources Inc. came in $135,000 under Be I sat vicnsnccnsnnieessdensintintetsinitetnaicitesinibineesedasl Feb:06
its 1992 health care budget, it retumed half that savings An employer cannot contribute property, instead of cash,
to employees who had not exhausted their annual to meet its pension plan funding obligations. ....................0+.
Balancing act for the 90s: Retiree health care....................000+ June:06
Workers’ fear of limited health coverage leads to “job lock.” ......Feb:05 Caterpillar places future limit on retiree health care costs. ........Feb:06
Clinton task force takes aim at underfunded pension plans.......Dec:04
INTERNATIONAL Companies dropping pension plans blame
An obstacle to overseas assignments: I siccinisinctnisinarentcienlasntninsonnecsintecssenen June:04
Women’s rise in executive FANKS. .............ccccceeeeseseereereneene Jan:10 DOL: Company can dip into pension pian trusts to cover
Canadian benefits costs increase, but they still trail some costs of in-house investment professionals. June:06
II sisitcnsiciahsnisennuiicinnsncssanaconeesseetiineeseniiniond Feb:08 Early retirement shows surprising popularity. ............ Jul:12
in Germany: ADEA covers U.S. WOrkKePS. ............ccccesseeeseereenes Mar:08 Employer Alert: Downsizing may create
In Japan: Slumping economy causes shortage of jobs. ............. Feb:08 pension problems for companies. . ..Feb:07
In many countries, inflation will erode managers’ raises. ........... Mar:08 Fallout from FAS 106: investment professionals
In Mexico: Nonresidents working more than predict impact ON StOCK PFIC®. .............ccccccceeeeeereeees , ...Feb:06
eT sc cisicilssenleianinsansatsisooninciinemnancinnnel Mar:08 IRS disclosure rule irks small-business owners.......... Jule
IRS extends time to claim foreign earned income exclusion. .....Mar:08 BNI sisini sib pacliiagsnemeninnianlaisiadiiaiatenesenianainne ...June:07
More companies adjust pay for different locations..................... Nov:08 IRS issues nondiscrimination requirements for tax-qualified
The rate of increase in hourly compensation costs pension plans, along with other regulations. .......... Dec:05
(wages and nonwage payments) for production workers IRS loses attempt to disqualify certain small
in the United States was less than the increase for defined benefit pension plans. .................000 Sept:07
ee IN. scnciceciisititininpeienscniiicpesiatntiimtinnibtionbonsneniiva Sept:08 IRS scraps 30-day wait requirement for
Report compares top executive pay in 19 countries. .................. Jan:11 tax-qualified plan distributions. ................ece Jul:11
Judge approves settlement on TWA pension funding. ..Mar:05
LABOR Labor Department expected this month
As stockholders: Union demands to clarify rules on family and medical leave. ... June:04
management reforms at WeirtON. ...............c00cceeseeerseereneerees Feb:04 LTV reaches agreement with PBGC on cash
Average wage hikes in first three quarters payment for underfunded pension plans. ..... Feb:07
SF IIIT TIT i icncencconteilanscnstenshserensesevsscanevesnateoesl Mar:01 McDonnell Douglas retirees fail to stop company
Bill would bar employers from hiring permanent from dumping their health care plian................. ’ Apr:11
replacements for ECONOMIC SIFIKEPS. ................ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeenen Apr:10 McDonnell to pay retirees’ health care premiums
Boeing workers accept management's final offer with surplus pension funds. ....................0.c00000 ; Jan:04
ee III iiciceticaconicnienaneutiinsisicnstniannetncenenneiel Apr:10 More employees are eschewing early retirement
By making unilateral changes in benefits and work rules: because of rising retirement expenses. ........... Sept:07
Caterpillar rubs salt on union WOUNS. ................cceeererseeeees Feb:03 NCR offers early retirement to 5,500 employees. ... ..Dec:04
Contracts negotiated last year for union The new IRS regulation on tax withholding
members continued a downward trend. ..................cseeeeenes Apr:09 from pension distributions is creating confusion. Apr:12
Cost-of-living clauses continue to shrink in labor contracts. ....... Apr:09 New testing procedure for nondiscrimination. . saneiin Jul:11
Courts can examine other evidence besides a collective PBGC issues final rules for terminating pension plans .Mar:05
bargaining agreement to determine an employer's PBGC sets maximum monthly benefit for
health care benefit obligations to union members single-employer defined-benefit plans............. Mar:05
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Ford and Chrysler reach labor agreements. ..................ccscse0ee Dec:05 eee : Feb:06
GM and UAW agree on early-retirement program. .................... Mar:02 Pension experts warm that workers will face problems upon
In dispute over retirees’ benefits: Navistar and UAW retirement unless the contributions are greater and assets
withdraw lawsuits and plan to bargain. .....................cess0 Jan:02 are better invested under defined contribution plans Aug:06
Machinists’ new contract with Boeing include Pension fund managers are willing to negotiate fees,
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Major union contracts (1,000 or more workers) negotiated Pension plans projecting high returns; critics
in the first quarter of 1993 called for a 2.8% wage increase warm of high risk.. June:06
in the first year of the contract and a 3.1% increase Prefunding retiree medical benefits: An ‘unpopular option , Jul:11
annually over the life of the COMtract. ...............ccccccceeeeeereeees Aug:04 Reacting to FAS 106: Employers revise retiree benefits plans. .Feb:06
DecemsBer 1993/7
Retirees’ contributions to employer-provided Large gap reported in salaries for men and women
health care plans rose by 21% im 1992. ............cccsscceeeeeeeees Sept:07
Retirees lose appeal against El Paso Natural Gas Little or no increases seen in starting salaries
over future retirees’ health care benefits. .....................-+ June:06 Many companofifere csas h awards to at least
Retiree Medical Benefits Design Changes. ....................:00 June:07 some technical and skilled trades personnel. ...................0+. Dec:01
RJR Nabisco adopts “hybrid” pension plan. .............-..sesseeeee Jan:04 Merit increase budgets slipped for all employee
SEC commissioners call for mandatory education II svceetecaectnsnecctasinsiatnsinpcitatnenpmnescnressensessenecensii Aug:01
of defined-contribution plan participant. ................c0eseess Jul:12 Middle managers’ salaries increased at a 4.8% rate
Senate may consider ERISA change to permit while their total pay increased at a 5.5% rate
lawsuits against employers’ consultants. ...................-0s0+ Sept:0 6 in the year ending Feb. 1, 1993. .............cccccsseseensseeeeneeees Aug:01
SERPs get a boost from the new tax law : “Mommy track” leads to smaller paychecks. ...................csese0e May:05
Small businesses gear up to fight another increase No change is foreseen in average pay increases
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Some employers may use VEBAs to prefund No change isp redicted for 1994 salary budget increases. allie Sept:02
health care liabilities for unionized employees. ..................... Dec:05 Nontraditional incentive pay programs are successful,
Supreme Court upholds ERISA provisions on withdrawal say companies that have tried them and like them. ............. Aug:03
liability for multiemployer pension plans Pay increases are scant and health care benefit
givebacks
Pay inequity in the medical profession: Women
doctors eam less than male counterparts. .................ce00e Feb:03
Uneven participation forces companies Playing catch-up in 1992: Female trainers’ salaries
TI icici cicieiptacitesheaciavosiinbesnecnnenitininentbiesal June:04 rose while male trainers’ salaries dipped. .......................00 Mar:02
Uniroyal Plastics retirees take over health care plan Risk managers get biggest increases at smaller firms. ............... Jul:01
U.S. district court: USX closed plant Salaries zooming for speciai librarians. ..................ccccssereeeenes Mar:03
to avoid paying pension benefits. .................cccccceeseeerseeeseeees Jan:04 Salary increases are expected to drop slightly next year. .......... Nov:01
Sales compensation rises sharply. .................c.cccscsseceeseeeeenenees Nov:02
PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST Sales managers in the banking and finance
A Study of Executive Compensation Plan Design-1992 sector have been doing far better than their
Building Blocks in Total Compensation peers in other .ndustries
Communicating Compensation Programs: An Approach Skill-based pay is moving from the shop floor
to Providing Information to Employees. ................s0see08 Jan:12 Sa so dcit ndiecdinsnebieniaeenussondniwonnnta Sept:02
Receiving a Lump-Sum Distribution: A Guide for Investors Small increases found in average total
compensation for benefits professionals. ....................000000 Dec:01
Weliness Programs for Taft-Hartley FUNAS. ..............0.0000ee0e0e0 Jan:12 Smaller average salary increases are forecast
What Every Senior Citizen Ought to KNOW. .............ccccecseeeeeeened Jan:12 for middie management, professional, and
technical construction EMployeeS. .................ceccceeerereeeeeeeens Sept:02
SALARY AND WAGE Top MIS execs get huge stock option grants,
The American Compensation Association (ACA) but lower level execs lose ground
has published the sixth booklet in its series Twenty-one percent of large companies pian
of “Building Blocks in Total Compensation.”.....................0000 Apr:09 to replace some pay raises next year
Any proposal to increase the federal minimum
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Cash compensation rose 14% for top corporate ST TITIID: sdiniaorsthiguinnhennnentinibtiondinnetentineranenssinien Nov:03
NUMAN FESOUFCES EXECUTIVES. ................ccccccrersssreeeesseeenseees Sept:01 UPS gives 4% annual wage increases in four-year
Congress will consider an amendment to the IIIT shared hcih hetitienliniinibstihanith Aaddentinnvensicrenosesunieniatd Dec:01
I a NIE IID sicisnsccdsosnecasosecsasensesenincanovenssveneated Dec:01 U.S. companies plan to spend more on nonexempt
Continental to restore Pay CUT. ............cccccesceeceeessrseeeseeeeereteesenees Feb:03 office personne! salaries in 1994
Corporate attomeys fare well: Pay up 7% in 1992 U.S. labor costs lag behind increases
Drops in projected merit increases for 1994 reflect IIL, sacienscicipnalibeatbienigighoceenercenistinbinceénnceseasaid June:01
employer concerns over the economy, consultant says : Variable pay linked to performance is taking
Engineers’ median income grew by 4.1% since last year. ........ Sept:0 1 hold in middie market Companies. ...................:ccccccceeeeceeneeeees Jul:01
Executive secretaries’ pay rivals that of middie managers With year-end bonuses: Chrysler managers outpace
The federal government no longer will wait counterparts at GM or Ford
for employee complaints before hitting employers
with wage and hour investigations. ...................cccseseeserees Aug:03 TRENDS
Fewer secretaries able to pull rank on salary issues................ June:01 Bill would uncap limits on Civil Rights Act damages
For 1993 college graduates: Future looks rosy. ..................0000 Mar:03 Clean Air Act fallout: More telecommuting. .................-scsseseees Jan:12
For 1993: Projected merit increase budgets Did a trial judge have the authority to force a law firm
sii ninsscnesnnncininstinninisnabiniainionnd Jan:01 to give a female associate a partnership to correct
For technicians and skilled workers: Nonmanufacturing alleged sex discrimimation? ...................cccccccceseceeeeseeeeeeeneeenes Apr:01
firms pay more than manufacturers. ....................c:ccccccseeeeees Jan:01 Employers prepare for a flat economy in 1993. ..................c0e Feb:02
The Gender Gap Part Il: Benefits Forecast for new administration: Flurry of legislation
Hard times force compensation Changes. ...............csseeeeees May:05 III sicinseiiselitacinsuncocscbaisesiittananninintisonenascuiael Feb:01
High salary hikes reflect demand for financial specialists. ......... Mar:02 In recent years companies have been giving greater
Human resources directors eam a median of $58,488. ............. Feb:03 attention to work-family programs for their employees. ........ Apr:01
In 1992: Raises for nurses ranged from 3% to 5.5% More employers are implementing AIDS policies. ...................... Apr:01
Information systems professionals in general Prospects for 1993: Deeper and more frequent
fared extremely well in the year ending March 1, 1993.
Information systems top executives will receive President Clinton's economic pian would limit many
I i oincieicscssscrvnicesnsscasesonicchetovonetod Aug:01 tax breaks for benefits while reinstating a few
Intern and co-op programs benefit both employers I isn ba ctnlaniesntestilinlintnclpninibingeiabadatinineesanenst May:08
ESSSey nEe ea Aug:02 Seen as threat to broad-based stock option plans:
Labor negotiates smaller median first-year wage FASB's proposed action on valuation
increases during the first half of this year Work-family policies include elder Care. .............cccccceeeeeeseeeeees Ap; :02
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