09/24/12

Proposed IRS regulations that could undermine workers’ legal rights without public input (September 24, 2012)

The Pension Rights Center submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service, objecting to a proposed delegation of authority to the IRS Commissioner to issue certain rules without public notice and comment. The Center expressed concern that such a broad delegation could result in the loss of important statutory rights without input by participants and cited […]

01/31/12

Lost Pension Plan Registries in the U.K. and Australia

In the United States, many retirees face great difficulties in locating their former employers in order to apply for a pension to which they are entitled. At the same time, pension plans have trouble locating prospective pensioners with whom they have lost contact. The problem of lost pensions and lost pensioners was also prevalent in […]