Here you will find articles, blog posts, press releases, newsletters and more. You can read the most recent information below, and you can also search for materials on specific retirement topics by using the filters in the yellow boxes on the left.
Comments & Letters
01/23/23
The PRC submitted comments to EBSA on a proposed amendment to the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program for timely deposits of participant contributions into 401(k) plans that would establish a self-correction component for certain plans. To encourage employers to deposit contributions on time, we recommend keeping a three-year limitation period on frequency of using the program.
Blogs & Newsletters
01/18/23
By Karen Friedman The Pension Rights Center (PRC) applauds the recent inclusion of several key consumer provisions in the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act (better known as SECURE 2.0), a retirement legislative package that was passed as part of the Omnibus spending legislation, which President Biden signed into law on December 29th. […]
Comments & Letters
12/23/22
The PRC sent a letter to the IRS urging the Service to protect spousal retirement rights by restoring its requirement that a spouse’s surrender of rights to retirement benefits must occur in the physical presence of a notary or plan administrator to ensure that the consent is executed without fraud, coercion, or duress.
Press Release
12/08/22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Pension Rights Center and thousands of retired truck drivers, warehouse workers and spouses across the country are celebrating the approval of an infusion of funds that will keep the Central States Pension Fund going strong for decades to come. The White House announced today that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) […]
Events
10/25/22
Thanks to everyone who attended the Celebration of Karen Ferguson on October 26, 2022, especially all of the wonderful supporters of the event. If you were unable to join us in person, you can watch the recording of the program on our YouTube page.
Comments & Letters
08/11/22
The Pension Rights Center submitted comments to the IRS requesting the agency to include in its Priority Guidance Plan several items to better protect consumers, including: (a) directing plans to provide former employees who leave before retirement with a single complete statement of their earned benefits ; (b) asking the agency to rethink its position on allowing plans […]
Comments & Letters
08/04/22
The Pension Rights Center sent a letter to the IRS urging the Service to strengthen protections for “deferred vested” participants – those who have earned retirement benefits but have left their jobs before collecting benefits. The Center specifically asked the Service to change its guidance to require plan administrators to provide a single unified individual benefit statement […]
PRC In the News
07/26/22
‘I had to get this fight done no matter what’: It took retired trucker Mike Walden nine years, but reinstated benefits recently started flowing to multiemployer pension participants across America.
PRC In the News
07/25/22|U.S. News & World Report
During the frenzy of leaving behind an old job and getting acclimated to a new position, rolling over your 401(k) plan isn’t always your first priority. Some people even lose track of a 401(k) plan at a former employer. Here’s what to do if you’re trying to find funds held in a previous employer’s 401(k) […]
Blogs & Newsletters
07/11/22
President Biden Celebrates the Butch Lewis Act on day PBGC issues final rule on law. President Joe Biden, surrounded by cheering workers and retirees, gave a heartfelt speech during a recent event in Cleveland that highlighted the importance of the Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (BLA). The President talked about the success of the […]
Press Release
07/08/22
For Immediate Release The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) on July 8 released a long-awaited final rule implementing the Special Financial Assistance Program (SFA) under the Butch Lewis Emergency Penson Plan Relief Act (BLA). The BLA, passed in March 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, authorizes the U.S. Treasury Department to give […]
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