Comments & Letters
Pension Rights Center responds to the SPARK Institute’s request for Guidance on Electronic Delivery Standards
The Pension Rights Center responded to a letter from the SPARK Institute requesting Guidance on Electronic Delivery Standards. Read the full letter here.
Comments to Department of Labor on proposed class exemption “Improving Advice for Workers and Retirees.”
PRC submitted comments to the Department of Labor on proposed class exemption “Improving Advice for Workers and Retirees.”
PRC and National Women’s Law Center comments on Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board rule allowing withdrawal from TSPs without spousal consent (May 18, 2020)
The Pension Rights Center and the National Women’s Law Center submitted comments to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board expressing concerns on an Interim Rule allowing federal retirees to withdraw their Thrift Savings Plan money without notarized spousal consent during the COVID-19 emergency. Read the comments here.
Letter to leaders in Congress in support of EPPRA and in opposition of composite legislation (May 12, 2020)
PRC and other organizations sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer, urging them to pass the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act, but strongly opposing composite legislation, including the GROW Act. Read the full letter here.
PRC and National Women’s Law Center Letter to Department of Treasury-IRS on Spousal Consent During the COVID-19 Emergency (May 1, 2020)
PRC and National Women’s Law Center sent a second letter to the Department of Treasury and the IRS addressing some of the responses to the first letter on making benefits accessible during the COVID-19 emergency while still protecting the future retirement security of surviving spouses. Read the full letter here. Read the first letter here.
PRC signed on to letter to Office of Management and Budget opposing DOL proposed regulation on electronic disclosure (April 28, 2020)
The Pension Rights Center signed on to a letter sent to the Office of Budget and Management opposed the Department of Labor’s proposed regulation on electronic disclosure. Read the full letter here.
PRC and National Women’s Law Center Letter to Department of Treasury-IRS on Spousal Consent During the COVID-19 Emergency (April 14, 2020)
The Pension Rights Center and the National Women’s Law Center together sent a letter with recommendations on how to make benefits accessible during the COVID-19 emergency while still protecting the future retirement security of surviving spouses. Read the full letter here.
Comments to the US Treasury Department on the American Federation of Musicians & Employers Pension Fund’s application to cut retiree benefits (March 2, 2020)
The Pension Rights Center submitted comments to the U.S. Treasury Department on the American Federation of Musicians & Employers Pension Fund’s application to cut retiree benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2016. Read the comments.
Comments to the Department of Labor on proposed rule for default electronic disclosure (November 22, 2019)
The Pension Rights Center submitted comments to the Department of Labor on proposed rule RIN 1210-AB90: Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans under ERISA. Read the full comments here.
PRC Letter to members of the House of Representatives in support of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (July 19, 2019)
PRC sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote in support of H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, also known as the Butch Lewis Act. Read the full letter here.
PRC Letter to the Ways & Means Committee in support of the Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act (July 9, 2019)
The Pension Rights Center sent a letter to Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Brady on the Ways & Means Committee in the House of Representatives ahead of a markup of the Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act, also known as the Butch Lews Act. PRC urged the Committee to support the bill and thanked them for […]
Joint letter to Secretary of the Treasury on Notice 2019-18 on Lump Sum Buy-Outs
The Pension Rights Center, AARP, the Alliance for Retired Americans and the National Retiree Legislative Network sent a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin urging him to rescind a recent notice that would allow companies to offer lump sum buy-out offers to retirees already receiving their benefits. Read the letter, here.
