As the old country song by Tammy Wynette demonstrates, what happens during a divorce can be tough to spell out. Divorce can be the source of great confusion for many,… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
November 19, 2019
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirementemployee benefits and divorce, QDRO, Qualified Domestic Relations Order
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According to the most recent data from The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A Fifteen-Year Look (2002-2016), demographic trends in multiemployer plans have become less favorable, as the number of actively… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
August 1, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, RetirementDB plans, multiemployer defined benefit plans
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Earlier this year I updated you on some things I was watching regarding multiemployer pension reform, and since there has been some recent action on the Butch Lewis Act I… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
July 26, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, RetirementButch Lewis Act, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (HR 397)
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Wondering about the latest multiemployer pension reform updates? You can always check the International Foundation Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) page for updates, but here are four things I have… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
April 23, 2019
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, RetirementButch Lewis Act, multiemployer pension plans, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (HR 397)
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Update: The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans was charged with developing and releasing proposed legislation by November 30 to resolve multiemployer pension solvency challenges. On November… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
November 29, 2018
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MultiemployerMPRA, multiemployer pension plans, PBGC
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“Secure, predictable, pensions for life”—Something that was, until recently, only accorded to civil servants and those few in the private sector with a defined benefit (DB) pension plan is now… Read more >
Cara MacDonald, CEBS
October 24, 2018
Canada, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Pensions#DBplus, #OPTrust
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Could offering sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investment options in your retirement plan be an employee recruitment and retention tool? Quite possibly, according to recent research. A 2017 survey by… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
August 9, 2018
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Investmentsimpact investing, responsible investing, SRI investing, sustainable investing
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One of the most valued services of Foundation membership is access to our Ask a Benefits Expert service. Members are able to submit questions to our dedicated information specialists, who… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 17, 2018
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Disability Benefits, Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Retirement, Vacation, Voluntary Benefits, Wellnessbenefits for part-time employees
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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something . . . that I know we’re going to forget! Checklists upon checklists accompany the big day, and I can relate. So can… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
October 18, 2017
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Insurance, Retirement
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Catching up on the latest employee benefits updates—Are they are light read or a page turner? Looking back on the developments over the last month, you’ll likely go with the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
June 9, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast
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