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The rest of us may find the complexity of the health care system maddening, but red tape and confusion have been good for the folks at Health Advocate Inc.

Joan Urdang - CFO.com US Ronald Dissinger has been promoted to CFO at Kellogg Co.

Close THEORY & PRACTICE DECEMBER 14, 2009 Profession Is in Demand for Board Seats as Firms Seek Guidance on Pay, Deals By JOANN S. LUBLIN Earlier this fall, V. Michael Ferdinandi put out feelers about gaining board seats after he retires next year as the longtime chief of human resources for CVS Caremark Corp.

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Eighty-three percent of 153 large U.S. companies with defined benefit pension plans surveyed by Hewitt Associates Inc.

Lawson Software today announced that Stefan Schulz is being promoted to chief financial officer Jan.

Hewitt Associates, Inc. , a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, today announced that Chief Financial Officer John J. Park has decided to leave the company early next year to pursue new career challenges.

Congress appears likely to extend a February law that subsidizes COBRA health care premiums for laid-off employees, allowing hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries to retain affordable coverage but creating new administrative headaches for employers.

Worker productivity advanced 9.5% in the third quarter, prompting speculation that a hiring rebound is imminent.

Close CAREERS NOVEMBER 19, 2009 Better Paydays Ahead By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Many employers are planning to reinstate merit increases in 2010, but some compensation experts say base salaries are unlikely to return to pre-recession levels anytime soon, if ever.

Human resource outsourcing service firm Hewitt Associates reported Tuesday that top-line trends in its businesses remain difficult.

As the crucial stage in the drive to pass sweeping health care reform legislation is about to begin, employer groups are focusing on the U.S. Senate in efforts to shape the direction of the reform legislation.

The conference aimed to raise $750,000 for five local child-welfare groups. Ann Saphir had a good write-up for the event in www.chicagobusiness.com. Here are some excerpt from the article concerning Investment Gurus whom we track: - John Rogers, who heads Chicago-based Ariel Investments LLC, picked three "favorites": Hewitt Associates Inc., Jones ...

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Jason Kupferberg - UBS Shlomo Rosenbaum - Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

Employers are improving access to their 401 plans, according to a survey released Wednesday, November 4. The Hewitt Associates Inc.

Ilhavo, Portugal a ' 03/11/2009 a ' SADIF Investment Analytics, announces a new summary due diligence report covering Cintas Corporation .

The likelihood of employees taking a cash distribution from their 401 plans when leaving their jobs, rather than keeping the money in the plan or rolling it over to an individual retirement account or a new employer's retirement plan, is directly related to a worker's age, according to a study released Wednesday.

Donald Palmisano, thanked Maine Senators Olympia Sno... SAN FRANCISCO-- --Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' rating to the approximately $224 million in certificates of participation , series 2009, to be issued by Palomar Pomerado Healt... WASHINGTON-- --The head of the nation's largest engineering industry trade association says Congress and the ...

Lincolnshire resident Janice Hand joins Executive Service Corps of Chicago as a volunteer consultant to nonprofit organizations and public agencies in the Chicago region.

In February the government gave people who lost their jobs in 2009 a big helping hand, agreeing to pay a portion of their COBRA health insurance premium.