The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted benefit trust funds and will continue to have a marked effect on these plans. With volatile market performance that has not been seen since… Read more >
July 28, 2020 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
The coronavirus is a challenge unlike anything most employers have faced before. The challenges are even more unique in the multi-employer trust fund world. The pandemic has brought major changes… Read more >
July 20, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
The coronavirus is a challenge unlike most employers have faced. These challenges are even more unique in the multiemployer trust fund world. The pandemic has brought major changes to both… Read more >
May 11, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
As multiemployer benefit plan boards of trustees adjust to a new way of operating during the coronavirus pandemic, many are using videoconferencing tools to conduct virtual trust meetings. Martha Henrickson,… Read more >
April 20, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
One of the issues that multiemployer benefit funds must be concerned with is how the spread of COVID-19 may affect the ability of signatory employers to contribute to pension and… Read more >
April 8, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
All benefit plan sponsors are facing economic and coverage challenges during this coronavirus crisis, and multiemployer trustees are no exception. In a recent webcast, Paul Catenacci, an attorney with the… Read more >
April 6, 2020 Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
Significant expected turnover on multiemployer benefit fund trustee boards and the increasing complexity of serving as a trustee are among the key challenges faced by these boards. To address this… Read more >
February 18, 2020 Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
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 >
Each year, 5,000 trustees, administrators and plan advisors gather to share ideas and learn from each other. While many come from opposite ends of the bargaining table, the camaraderie is… Read more >
November 12, 2019 Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 1 Read more >
The median cost of benefits for multiemployer health plans increased by 54% over the ten-year period from 2007 to 2016, reaching $10,853 per participant per year (PPPY), according to a… Read more >
October 14, 2019 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer 0 Read more >