Posted by Emily Gilbert on June 25, 2020
There is now a helpful new guide for individuals who are going through a divorce and have questions about dividing retirement benefits. More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on December 05, 2019
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma. PRC had filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case, and I was excited to get to be there in person. More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on August 16, 2019
During a week of volatility in the stock market, retirees are happily celebrating the 84th birthday of the Social Security System—a universal social insurance program that guarantees their benefits no matter what direction their 401(k) or personal investments are heading. More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on June 13, 2019
On Tuesday, Karen Friedman, Katie Jonckheer (our new summer intern), and I were on Capitol Hill for a markup in the Education & Labor Committe More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on March 20, 2019
Last month, USA Today published an article about Libby Leask, a woman who had just been forced to put her house on the market after being denied a survivor benefit from her late husband’s pension plan. More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on February 08, 2019
Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the House Ways and Means Committee held a wide-ranging hearing about retirement security. More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on January 11, 2019
It can be hard to keep up with the news, especially during the holiday season. Here’s a roundup of some of the best retirement news articles we’ve seen over the past month: More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on September 26, 2018
We are quickly approaching the end of September and the deadline for stakeholders to submit their comments to the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans. More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on May 17, 2018
Last week, we held our annual National Training Conference for the U.S. Administration on Aging Pension Counseling and Information Program. There are six regional pension counseling projects across the country that provide free legal help to people in 30 states who have retirement plan problems or questions. Every year, attorneys from the projects come to Washington D.C. More...
Posted by Emily Gilbert on March 14, 2018
Today I went to the first public meeting of the newly-formed Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Plans. Based on the comments of Committee members we are hopeful that they will put aside their differences and work in a bipartisan fashion to develop a fair and comprehensive solution to the multiemployer crisis by year’s end.
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