Although Schwartz says, "I feel like I've been thinking about this strategic plan for the past twenty years of my research career," he emphasizes that the plan is not fixed in stone.
Schwartz stresses that "although the plan seems like a finalized process, it's really just the beginning--the beginning of a lot of exciting work, a lot of exciting program development, and a lot of opportunity.
NIEHS strategic plan: New Frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Human Health
Interestingly, the crisis communication
plan further legitimized the communication department's role.
Ready for disaster? A new survey of IABC members reveals that crisis communication plans are not as widespread as expected
* Writing versus Thinking--Even the teachers who wrote lesson
plans tended to simply note some sketchy ideas, rather than use the planning processes that Schmidt had shown them in their pedagogy class.
What's new in pedagogy research?
Finally, the idea of a 529
plan that would be national in scope and dedicated to helping families
plan and save for their children's college education at independent institutions struck me, and many of my colleagues, as an excellent complement to the state-sponsored 529
plans oriented toward public schools.
Unlocking access: behind the scenes of one institution's decision to join Independent 529 plan
The regulations require
plans to maintain a record of each employee's investment in the contract (i.e., designated Roth contributions that have not been distributed), and to allocate gains, losses and other credits or charges to each employee's designated Roth account (and other
plan accounts) on "a reasonable and consistent basis." Neither matching contributions nor forfeitures may be allocated to designated Roth accounts.
Current developments (Part II): this two-part article provides an overview of current developments in employee benefits, including executive compensation, welfare benefits and retirement plan requirements. Part II focuses on qualified retirement plans and welfare benefits
Use the tactical
plan the way an artist uses a canvas.
Tactical planning: the development of a tactical plan is a good way to stimulate ideas and concerns in your office
And, though
plan assets are generally valued at the fair market value on the valuation date, asset value may also be averaged over 24 months, a decrease from the 60-month average allowed before the Act.
Retirement plan strategies: finding the right balance; Expert advice on the implications, pitfalls and opportunities offered by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 is summarized by Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF)
A
plan with an automatic enrollment arrangement that is not qualified will be allowed to make ADP/ACP refunds up to six months after the close of the
plan year (rather than 2.5 months under prior law) without a 10 percent excise tax on the employer.
Pension Protection: the Pension Protection Act of 2006 makes extensive changes to existing law
Under this rule, participants in their first year of eligibility have up to 30 days after they became eligible to participate in the nonqualified deferred compensation
plan to make their deferral election with respect to compensation for services to be rendered subsequent to the election.
New section 409A: a revolution in the world of deferred compensation
Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources is a good preliminary tool for the construction of a digital materials disaster prevention and recovery
plan for a cultural or informational organization.
Protecting your digital sources
Of course, the physician also discovers that the retirement
plan no longer is designed and customized around his or her group's objectives and desires.
Physician retirement plans: the impact of organizational structure. (Your Money)
He called the secrecy "an unfortunate by-product" of emergency planning: "You want to reassure everyone, but you don't want to give the
plan away."
Emergency plan eludes city officials
Pandemic influenza
plan. 2005 Nov 4 [cited 2006 Jun 19].
State plans for containment of pandemic influenza
A Roth 401(k)
plan may be added to a traditional 40 l(k)
plan, allowing participants to make after-tax contributions.
Are your qualified retirement plans up to date?