Blogs & Newsletters
Pandemic relief measures place women’s retirement security at risk
By Emily Spreiser Takeaways: Industry groups are seeking changes that would make it easier for employees and retirees to access their retirement savings during the pandemic crisis. This would bypass longstanding procedures designed to protect their spouses. Changes to private retirement laws that allow people to pull money out of their retirement plans without […]
Pension rescue is no-brainer for next pandemic response legislation
By David Brandolph Confronted with the largest public health and economic crisis in modern American history, Congress on March 27 appropriately provided trillions of dollars to help put workers, businesses and state and local governments on a path to withstand the massive economic shock waves they are facing. But more action is needed. In its […]
Is My Retirement Plan at Risk Due to the COVID-19 Crisis?
By Kyle Garrett We have been following the devastating effects of the current COVID-19 crisis, and while the human cost is far more important, there is also an economic component that is affecting everyone. Many individuals have lost their jobs, businesses are on the brink of economic collapse, and our healthcare system is being stretched to its […]
PRC News, March 23, 2020
You can count on PRC. All of us are dealing with how to stay safe as the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19, quickly spreads across America and much of the globe. But while we all are hunkering down, trying to adjust to this new strange and scary reality, we want you to know that the Pension Rights […]
PRC is here for you
By Karen Friedman All of us are dealing with how to stay safe as the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19, quickly spreads across America, and much of the globe. But while we all are hunkering down, trying to adjust to this new strange and scary reality, we want you to know that the Pension Rights Center is […]
Getting a divorce? Skip the roses for Valentine’s Day – and protect your pension
By Karen Friedman Valentine’s Day is for love. Except when it isn’t. What happens when love fades, the marriage crumbles, and you end up getting a divorce? Well, one piece of important advice for the broken-hearted on this Valentine’s Day is to take care of yourself financially. This is particularly important when it comes to […]
Rescue of miners’ pensions gives hope to musicians, truck drivers and other retirees
By David Brandolph Retirees around the country cheered when congressional leaders included the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 in a must pass end-of-the-year federal government spending bill signed by the President. The new law provides funds to pay the pensions of 92,000 retired miners. The money will come from surplus assets held in the […]
The nation’s pensioners have lost a great champion
By Karen Friedman Sometimes our blogs are about pensions. Today it’s about something more personal. Today we went to a memorial service for a Senate staffer who really mattered. Over 1,000 people – friends, family, Senators, staffers, pension and tax colleagues — packed a Senate room to pay their respects to Chris Allen, who died […]
My day at the Supreme Court
By Emily Gilbert Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma. PRC had filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case, and I was excited to get to be there in person. Oral arguments are open to the public, but there are usually only 20-30 seats available on a […]
PRC News, November 27, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful that thanks to you, we are able to help others. Here’s what we’ve been up to recently: Tackling the problems of getting court-awarded retirement benefits at divorce: One in five people who contact the Pension Rights Center for legal help are calling because they are struggling to obtain a share […]
Labor Department proposes to send you down a rabbit hole to find your retirement information
By Karen Friedman The Department of Labor, the agency charged with protecting workers’ and retirees’ retirement rights, wants to adopt a new rule that would make it harder for you to get the information you need to plan for your retirement and watchdog your pension or 401(k) plan. The deadline for the public to respond […]
St. Clare’s retirees take action to protect their pensions
By Kyle Garrett As the Pension Rights Center’s Operations and Referrals Manager, I hear from thousands of individuals each year. Over the past decade, many of these calls and e-mails have come from people who worked for religiously affiliated hospitals, schools, and social services agencies. These individuals – former orderlies, executives, nurses, social workers, and […]
