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PRC In the News
10/17/12|Investment News

Retirees take some lumps from lump-sum offers

Former employees tempted by pension buyouts, but most better off with income stream

PRC In the News
10/17/12|Investment News

Companies with lump-sum pension offers

A slideshow of companies that are offering lump-sum pension buyouts

PRC In the News
10/13/12|Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Companies pitch lump sums to dig out of pension holes

Former longtime employees of two big Atlanta companies recently got an intriguing offer – a check for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

PRC In the News
10/12/12|Dayton Daily News

Decline in pension plans leaves many Ohioans unprepared

Fewer Ohio businesses are offering defined-benefit pension plans, as employers attempt to reduce future funding obligations and shift retirement liabilities to workers.

Press Release
10/04/12

California Enacts Groundbreaking Pension Legislation

The Pension Rights Center and the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) join in applauding Governor Jerry Brown for signing into law the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust Act. The Act, championed by Senator Kevin de Leon and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, lays the groundwork for a broad-based, state-administered retirement savings […]

PRC In the News
10/02/12|Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter

Pension Rights Advocates Urge Caution In Altering Rules on Deferred Vested Benefits

Pension rights advocates are concerned that a proposed Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service regulation would delegate authority to the IRS commissioner to create special rules for satisfying notice requirements related to deferred vested benefits. [PDF]

Blogs & Newsletters
09/29/12

NFL sacks referees’ retirement security

If you’re a sports fan, chances are that you’ve heard about the standoff between the NFL and its referees. The impasse, resolved on Thursday, resulted in three weeks of officiating by replacement referees who, according to some, fumbled more calls than the players. For many, this would have been the news. However, we at the […]

Comments & Letters
09/28/12

PRC letter in support of California SB 1234 (09/28/2012)

The Pension Rights Center sent a letter to California Governor Jerry Brown, urging him to sign SB 1234, a bill that would expand pension coverage by establishing a state-based retirement plan for private-sector workers. Gov. Brown signed the bill. Read the letter. [PDF]

PRC In the News
09/26/12|USA Today

Women face host of obstacles to retirement

When Jeanne Majors, 63, took an early retirement in December 2005, she assumed that she would pick up a part-time job and be in good financial shape. She didn’t know that her future would quickly fall apart.

PRC In the News
09/25/12|Investment News

Will pension plans stage a comeback?

A looming retirement crisis prompts a rethink about DB and DC models

PRC In the News
09/25/12|Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter

Speakers See Need to Simplify Pensions But Spar Over Changing Retirement System

Pension plans need to be simplified, agreed representatives of the pension plan community at a Sept. 20 roundtable discussion before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. [PDF]

Comments & Letters
09/24/12

Comments to the IRS on reporting and notice requirements for deferred vested benefits (09/24/2012)

The Pension Rights Center submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service on reporting and notice requirements for deferred vested benefits under Section 6057 of the Internal Revenue Code. Read our comments.

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