PRC statement on protecting employees, employers, and retirees when making reforms to the multiemployer pension system (October 29, 2013)
The Pension Rights Center submitted a statement for the Congressional record to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee for a hearing titled “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reforms Affect Employers, Workers, and Retirees?” In its statement, the Pension Rights Center opposed proposals […]
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Debra Whitman Join Pension Rights Center’s Board of Directors
WASHINGTON — The Pension Rights Center is pleased to announce that former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and AARP Executive Vice President Debra Bailey Whitman have joined the organization’s board of directors. Townsend and Whitman join a prestigious roster of academic, legal, and policy experts in guiding the nation’s leading consumer organization on retirement […]
ERISA at 40: What Were They Thinking?
Event description: Enacted in 1974, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was the result of a decade-long quest to safeguard the retirement savings of American workers. Opposed by business interests and most labor unions, hobbled by turf wars in Congress and the Executive Branch, ERISA overcame long odds, bringing sweeping regulatory changes for employee benefit plans. […]
Pensions ask retirees to pay back tens of thousands
Some pension plans have overpaid retirees for years — now they’re demanding their money back. For retirees, it can mean owing tens of thousands of dollars. And with little warning, their pension checks are being slashed to cover their debt.
Stealth Bill Would Allow Cuts to Current Pensions
If there was a bright side to the government shutdown, it’s that Congress has delayed taking up a little-publicized bill that would leave some pensioners high and dry.
The War on Pensions Goes Federal
Congress is expected to take up legislation in the next month that would fundamentally reshape the laws governing multi-employer plans. A soon-to-be-introduced bill could allow the trustees of some financially troubled plans, like the Central States Fund, to slash benefits already promised to current retirees. It’s not yet clear how big those cuts would be.
Law shields churches, leaves pensions unprotected
Pension shortfalls at some religiously affiliated hospitals, businesses and social service agencies are raising new alarms and spotlighting a largely overlooked gap in the law protecting Americans’ retirement benefits.
This week’s other huge (but little-noticed) fight: Wall Street’s newest scheme
While we’re all distracted, a quiet battle this week could seriously affect your finances. Here’s what’s at stake
PRC letter to the U.S. House of Representatives opposing H.R. 2374 on fiduciary standards (September 30, 2013)
The Pension Rights Center sent a letter to every member of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to vote against H.R. 2374, the deceptively titled “Retail Investor Protection Act.” For more information on H.R. 2374 and the fiduciary issue, see our letter of July 8, 2013.
Funniest Celebrity Contest
OK, so on Wednesday night, I was on stage at the DC Improv, along with consumer advocate Ralph Nader, American for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist, Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page, and Josh Gotbaum, appearing in his personal capacity. What were we doing? We were all part of the Funniest Celebrity Contest. Yes, this was a contest […]
Pension Fund Demands Overpayments Back, With Interest
In growing numbers, retirees are getting hit with shocking news: Through no fault of their own, pension fund mistakes resulted in overpayments they must pay back with interest. [VIDEO]
19th Annual Funniest Celebrity Contest
Date: September 25, 2013 Event description: The Pension Rights Center is honored to be one of the beneficiaries of the 19th annual Funniest Celebrity Contest. For more information and to buy tickets online, visit http://funniestcelebrity.org. 19th Annual Funniest Celebrity Contest The Pension Rights Center is delighted to be a beneficiary of the 19th Annual Funniest Celebrity Contest – D.C.’s most […]
