On November 20, 2019, Senators Chuck Grassley and Lamar Alexander released the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan proposal. The proposal was released in the form of a white paper… Read more >
November 26, 2019 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, PBGC, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
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 >
November 19, 2019 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement Read more >
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 >
August 1, 2019 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Retirement Read more >
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 >
July 26, 2019 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
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 >
April 23, 2019 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement Read more >
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 >
November 29, 2018 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer Read more >
“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 >
October 24, 2018 Canada, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Pensions Read more >
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 >
August 9, 2018 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Investments Read more >
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 >
January 17, 2018 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Disability Benefits, Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Retirement, Vacation, Voluntary Benefits, Wellness Read more >
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 >
October 18, 2017 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Insurance, Retirement Read more >