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- House bill would increase corporate costs and disclosures on 401s
- A bill (H.R. 3185) heading to the House floor would require employers to provide employees with much more detail about the fees associated with the 401k plans the company offers and the portion of those costs that the company pays. Rep. George Miller (D.-Calif.), chairman of the House Education and...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- Twelve Trade Associations Support Improved 401(k) Disclosure in Submission to Labor Department
- To: LABOR EDITORSContact: John Hall of American Bankers Association, +1-202-663- 5473, Jhall@aba.com; Jason Hammersla of American Benefits Council, +1- 202-289-6700, JHammersla@abcstaff.org; Jack Dolan of American Council of Life Insurers, +1-202-624-2418, JackDolan@acli.com; Judy Schub of The Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets, +1-301-961- 8682, jschub@afponline.org; Ted Godbout of The ERISA...
- Research articles 2007-07-24
- Mandatory 401(k) audits
- A recent debate in USA Today addressed whether Congress should adopt stricter rules in governing retirement plans - specifically, requiring 401k plan sponsors to conduct annual plan audits to deter and/or uncover fraud. The paper's editorial board is in favor of tougher laws, citing a case in which a small...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- Employers critical of Bush pension plan
- Employer groups applaud the Bush administration for tackling the woes of the defined benefit system, but they are worried how changes will impact plan sponsors. The American Benefits Council, American Council of Life Insurers, Business Roundtable, ERISA Industry Committee, National Association of Manufacturers and U.S. Chamber of Commerce all...
- Research articles 2005-04-15
- American Benefits Council; www.americanbenefits-council.org.(Spotlight: 2004 Best of the Web)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Jerry Geisel How does one stay on top of the dozens of congressional and regulatory developments affecting employee benefit plans? One way is through the Web site of the American Benefits Council-a Washington-based employer benefits lobbying organization-at www.americanbenefitscouncil.org. ...
- Research articles 2004-11-29
- Hill reformers take up pension issues
- Two years after Congress phased in higher contribution limits for 401ks and IRAs and made it easier to establish both DB and DC retirement plans, reformers are back with a sequel. At press time, committee leaders were nearly ready to start work on the "Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion...
- Research articles 2003-06-15
- Balanced media requires input.
- HAVE YOU EVER been bothered by reading an article that you felt was unfair or inaccurate? Certainly, it happens often enough. Indeed, as we report on page 3, a new survey by the American Benefits Council found that a sizeable majority of employee benefit...
- Research articles 2000-10-02
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Statement on American Benefits Council Pension Reform Report
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor and Chairman of the Board of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Elaine L. Chao today released the following statement on the American Benefits Council proposal for pension reform: WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor and Chairman...
- Research articles 2005-02-18
- Group warns of threats to defined benefit plans; ABC offers recommendation to protect plans.(News)(American Benefits Council)
- Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The employer-backed American Benefits Council has issued a series of recommendations designed to protect the defined benefit pension system, which the group says could be facing extinction. The recommendations Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...
- Research articles 2004-05-31
- Shaping The World Of Corporate Benefits Policy
- The American Benefits Council the Council is recognized as the preeminent advocate of employer-sponsored benefit programs in Washington, D.C. The Council's Board of Directors provides overall direction to the staff on retirement and health policy issues. Members enjoy many opportunities to weigh in and shape Council policy initiatives by providing...
- White papers 2000-09-29
- American Benefits Council plan takes aim at rising health costs; 2004 Annual Employee Healthcare Conference.
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ NEW YORK-The president of the American Benefits Council presented a 10-year plan to reduce health care costs, provide more Americans with quality health care and ensure that more than 90% of nonelderly Americans have health Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ ...
- Research articles 2004-02-09
- United State Court Of Appeals
- The panel's decision will discourage the establishment and continuation of private pension plans. The Panel has created grave concerns for the many APPWP members with cash balance pension plans in finding that lump sum payments under cash balance plans must be calculated by applying the appropriate discount rate to the...
- White papers 2000-10-24
- The Association Of Private Pension And Welfare Plans
- Assuring the retirement security of America's workers cannot be deferred indefinitely. APPWP, as a public policy organization representing principally Fortune 500 companies and other organizations assisting employers of all sizes in providing benefits to employees, remains concerned those practical resolutions To the funding issues faced by this vital government program...
- White papers 2000-03-22
- Employee Benefits And Flexible Workers
- Flexible work arrangements are an important part of today's employment marketplace. They accommodate a wide range of practices and lifestyles, including temporary work, employee leasing, self-employment, contracting, home based work and part-time work. A large majority of employers use some form of nontraditional staffing arrangement. They do so in order...
- White papers 2002-03-11
- Pensions at the Precipice: The Multiple Threats Facing Our Nation's Defined Benefit Pension System
- Today defined benefit pensions face an unprecedented series of policy and legal threats that endanger their continued existence. These threats have reluctantly pushed many employers to the precipice of outright abandonment of these programs. In order to preserve these plans - and the retirement security they deliver to American families...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- Funding Our Future: A Safe and Sound Approach to Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Reform
- This paper outlines proposals for funding reform for defined benefit pension plans other than multiemployer plans. There is a threshold question as to whether reform should be based on modifications of current law or whether the current-law rules should be replaced in their entirety with a new structure. This would...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Retirement Policy Recommendations
- Bipartisan retirement savings legislation enjoyed truly overwhelming bipartisan support from members of the congress and was endorsed by more than 90 organizations representing groups as diverse as schoolteachers, small and large employers, organized labor, the financial service industry and state officials. Retirement savings legislation was introduced in the House by...
- White papers 2001-01-11
- Inproving US Retirement Security By pension Plans II
- Providing retirement security for the large baby boom generation has become a major concern in the United States, not only because of Social Security's imbalances but also because private savings, both by individuals and by their employers through pension arrangements, may not be adequate. This paper focuses especially on employer-sponsored...
- White papers 1999-08-09
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- Studies show long-term benefits of plastics.
- WASHINGTON -- The American Plastics Council has released two studies touting the benefits of plastics for fighting global warming. APC plans to do three more studies to bolster the argument that some plastics have an overall positive effect in reduci WASHINGTON -- The American Plastics Council...
- Research articles 2000-03-06
- Tazon Latino I Benefits Hispanic Community
- Coors' Donation to Cuban American National Council Promotes Development of Hispanic Leaders MIAMI -- Coors Brewing Company will donate $1,000 to the Cuban American National Council, the Miami-based non-profit organization, for each touchdown scored during the first Tazon Latino I Latino Bowl I presented by Coors Light[R]. Coors will...
- Research articles 2007-01-29
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