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Aug 11, 2008 ... Shipping containers await loading at the Port of Long Beach. "If you saw some of these containers that were examined, the contents ...

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Aug 11, 2008 ... A New Orleans commuter gets ready to board a bus for his ride to work. By simply posting public transit schedules, van-pooling and ...

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Aug 11, 2008 ... A Boston commuter bicycles to work. Some companies are offering financial ...

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Aug 11, 2008 ... A pennsylvania motorist fuels up. Research shows workers' stress over high gas prices ...

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Aug 11, 2008 ... Car poolers in San Francisco wait in line for the next available ride leaving for Bay Area destinations. U.S ....

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Aug 11, 2008 ... Co-workers have their own desks and share Internet access and conference room space at co-working sites like Green Desk, ...

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Aug 11, 2008 ... An officer with the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department patrols a commuter train in San Francisco. A proposed new city law ...

REVOLUTION TAPS BANK TO PROBE NEW DIRECTION.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Jeremy Smerd Revolution Health Group, the health information company that created a buzz among employers when it was launched by AOL founder Steve Case, has hired an investment bank to help the company raise capital and explore strategic alternatives including a possible ...

CORPORATIONS PICKING UP BILL FOR CO-WORKING; Telecommuting.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica Marquez Chris Jurney loves his job as a senior programmer of video games with Relic Entertainment. So when he moved from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Philadelphia because of his wife's work, he was worried that he might not be able to return to his job. ...

AARP TOOL HELPS HR MANAGERS ASSESS FUTURE; Maturing workforce.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica Marquez Most HR managers for the past few years have been reading about the pending talent shortage their companies will face once the baby boomers retire. Yet few of them have the backing of their CEOs to start addressing the issue. The problem is, ...

HEALTH PLAN ADVISORS' ROLE IS EXPANDING; retiree coverage.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Jeremy Smerd General Motors' decision last month to eliminate retiree health benefits highlights the growing role that outside advisors will play as employers divest themselves of retiree health care obligations. Stepping into the employer's role as health ...

DOL RULE AIMS TO CLARIFY FEES ON 401(k) PLANS; translating "legalese.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Schoeff Jr. As employers steer away from defined-benefit retirement plans, workers increasingly must navigate their own way to retirement security. In late July, the Department of Labor tried to make the journey easier by issuing a regulation that would ...

Expat workers face headaches shipping goodsExpat workers face headaches shipping goods.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Iwin Speizer In the recent past, a corporate employee relocating to Europe could expect to get household belongings shipped to the new location in about six weeks. But because of a shortage of shipping containers, it takes twice as long these days, and the process can ...

Rolling through the downturn.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Stories by Irwin Speizer Corporations are adjusting to the weak U.S. real estate market without significantly scaling back on domestic relocations. Meanwhile, international moves are booming, with many employees at global companies bypassing stateside assignments. At ...

INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO HELP COMMUTERS.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Patrick J. Kiger Not every company can afford to set up its own private bus system or foot the down payment for a new Toyota Prius. But not to worry, reassures Linda Blandford-Beringsmith, vice president for HR at Robert Half International, a professional staffing firm ...

SEVEN COMMUTER-FRIENDLY COMPANIES.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Patrick J. Kiger Bank of America: The Charlotte, North Carolina-based financial institution, which has 200,000 employees worldwide, offers a $3,000 stipend to employees who purchase gas-electric hybrid vehicles. Since the program went nationwide in February 2007, Bank of ...

Going the Extra Mile; Relief for Pain at the pump.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Stories by Patrick J. Kiger Employers that are seeing workforces in crisis because of the high cost of driving to work are offering hep. Evaluating commuting patters and cost-to-benefit ratios is key before embarking on a solution, experts say. The view from ...

MORE WORKERS YANKING MONEY OUT OF 401(K)S; hardship withdrawals.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica Marquez Amid a weakening economy and rising layoffs, the percentage of 401(k) plan participants who have made hardship withdrawals from their accounts jumped 21 percent during the first six months of 2008 compared with the same period last year, according to ...

Pretax ticket to ride; San Francisco firms may face another employer mandate in the form of a public transit break for commuters.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Jeremy Smerd San Francisco employers are likely to face new legislation requiring them to provide employees with the opportunity to use pretax earnings to pay for passes on public transportation. The commuter benefits legislation is expected to be approved by ...

MANY U.S. FIRMS LACK LONG-TERM TALENT STRATEGY; workforce planning.

Aug 11, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica Marquez Despite the prolonged economic downturn, it seems most companies aren't giving much thought to protecting their talent if the economy continues to worsen. One-third of U.S. companies do not have workforce contingency plans in place, according ...