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The Pension Promise

02/17/2012 | Jewish Daily Forward

Quick question: When is a Jewish federation like a church? Answer: When it doesn’t have to fully protect its employees’ pensions.

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AMR retirees ask judge to deny termination of pension plans

02/15/2012 | Tulsa World

Retirees of AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, who believe the company will abandon its pension obligations are asking U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane to deny the company's proposed termination of its pension plans, court documents show.

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Loophole Puts Pension Plans at Risk

02/13/2012 | Jewish Daily Forward

Seeking to cut pension costs, Jewish social service groups are using an obscure tax loophole to skirt federal rules that protect workers from being left out in the cold if their retirement plans collapse.

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Latest News Releases (View all)

Pension Rights Center Applauds IRS for Opening “Church Plan” Rulings Process to Comments by Employees and Retirees

09/22/2011

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a long-awaited revenue procedure clarifying the process for retirement plans to apply for “church plan” status.

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Pension Rights Center to Lawmakers: "Changes to Retirement Plan Tax Breaks Should Address the Retirement Income Deficit, not the Budget Deficit"

09/15/2011

WASHINGTON - At a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Finance today, the Pension Rights Center called on lawmakers to re-examine the tax incentives associated with 401(k) plans and other retirement savings plans, so that those tax breaks work more efficiently a

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As Deficit Reduction Debate Rages, Groups Tell Congress to "Halt the Assault on Retirement Security"

07/12/2011

WASHINGTON – While Congress fights over how to cut the federal budget deficit, 28 national organizations sent a letter to key members of Congress today, warning that proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and traditional pensions would harm the retirement security

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Speeches, Statements, and Letters (View all)

Remarks by Karen Ferguson at "Retirement Heist: Overlooked Causes of the Retirement Crisis"

11/07/2011

PRC Director Karen Ferguson spoke at a forum at the New America Foundation about Retirement Heist, a new book by investigative reporter Ellen Schultz.  Also participating in the forum were Ellen Schultz, Assistant Labor Secretary Phyllis Borzi, David Certner of AARP, Don Fuerst of the American Academy of Actuaries, and Michael Calabrese of the New America Foundation.

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Pension Rights Center testifies on tax expenditures in retirement plans

09/15/2011

At a hearing before the U.S.

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Pension Rights Center testifies in support of proposed fiduciary rules

07/26/2011

The Pension Rights Center's Senior Policy Advisor Norman Stein testified in support of the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary regulations at a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions

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