PRC In the News
04/14/15|Bloomberg BNA's Pension & Benefits Reporter

EPCRS Changes Make Key Clarifications For Employers, Participants, Practitioners Say

Two recent Internal Revenue Service updates to its correction program, the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System, ease some burdens on employers discovering costly errors in their plans, practitioners told Bloomberg BNA.

Comments & Letters
04/12/15

PRC Comments to the PBGC on partitions and mergers in multiemployer pension plans (April 15, 2015)

The Pension Rights Center submitted comments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in response to its Request for Information on partitions and mergers in certain underfunded multiemployer plans.

Speeches & Statements
04/11/15

Speech by Karen Friedman to the Pension Rights Committee of Minnesota (April 11, 2015)

On April 11, 2015, Karen Friedman spoke to the Pension Rights Committee of Minnesota, a group of retired Teamsters who are concerned about possible retiree benefit cuts in certain underfunded multiemployer plans. Good morning, my friends from the Pension Rights Committee of Minnesota. Thanks for inviting me to speak today.  I am the executive vice president […]

Speeches & Statements
04/11/15

Speech by Joellen Leavelle to the Wisconsin Committee to Protect Pensions (April 11, 2015)

On April 11, 2015, Joellen Leavelle spoke to the Wisconsin Committee to Protect Pensions, a group of retired Teamsters who are concerned about possible retiree benefit cuts in certain underfunded multiemployer plans.   Hi. I’m Joellen Leavelle, Digital and Outreach Director at the Pension Rights Center. Thanks to you all for inviting me to speak […]

PRC In the News
04/07/15|WWJ CBS Detroit

Questions Arise Over Repayment Of Money Paid Pensioners In Error

Pontiac retirees who were accidentally overpaid may have to give back that money. But an activist group says they shouldn’t have to cough up the cash.

Blogs & Newsletters
04/07/15

Signed, Sealed and Delivered! 1,500+ comments delivered to the Internal Revenue Service

Yesterday afternoon, Karen Friedman, Nancy Hwa and I hand-delivered more than 1,500 comments to the Internal Revenue Service. These comments were in response to the Treasury Department’s Request for Information on future guidance relating to the implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014, a law that for the first time allows the trustees […]

PRC In the News
04/06/15|Star Tribune

Red flags for those mapping out their retirement years

You think your Social Security benefits aren’t vulnerable? Then you should pay attention to what’s happened with pensions.

PRC In the News
04/06/15|Oakland Press

Pension rights group: Overpayments to Pontiac retirees should be forgiven

Internal Revenue Service rules could allow the 150-percent-funded Pontiac General Employees Retirement System to forgive overpayments made for 16 months to 600 retirees.