Pension Reform

ERIC Updates
Jun 1, 2006   ERIC Sends "Pension Pointers" Series to Capitol Hill
May 5, 2006   ERIC Sends Letter to Conferees of Pension Reform Bills
Mar 3, 2006   Senate Pension Conferees Named
Dec 15, 2005   ERIC: House Pension Bill Available
Dec 9, 2005   30-Year Treasury Rate v. ERIC Composite Corporate Rate Update
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News Releases
Mar 25, 2009   ERIC Endorses Minority Leader Boehner's Pension and Savings Relief Legislation
Nov 8, 2007   ERIC Presents New Benefits Platform for Life Security to Congress
Jun 13, 2007   Major Employers Introduce Platform for New Option for Health and Retirement Security
May 3, 2007   ERIC Board Member Calls for Pension Act Changes, More Realistic Effective Dates
Nov 14, 2006   Default Investment Regulations Sweep Far Beyond Auto-Enrollment
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ERIC Policy Statements
Jun 13, 2007   ERIC Unveils "New Benefit Platform for Life Security"
May 23, 2005   ERIC Releases Consensus Proposals for Pension Funding, PBGC Reform and Hybrid Pension Plans
Sep 26, 2003   ERIC: Reforming the Governance of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Jun 19, 2003   ERIC Summary of H.R. 1776 (Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003)
 
Congress
May 3, 2007   ERIC Board Member Calls for Pension Act Changes, More Realistic Effective Dates
Jul 24, 2006   ERIC Urges Members of Congress to Vote No on Miller Motion
Sep 30, 2005   ERIC Letter to Senate Reflecting ERIC's Immediate Concerns with S.1783
Sep 23, 2005   ERIC Letter to Senator: Current Negotiations Regarding Pension Funding Legislation
Sep 8, 2005   ERIC Submits Letter to Senators Urging Careful Consideration of Pending Pension Reform Legislation
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Executive Branch
May 18, 2007   ERIC Files Comments on IRS Notice 2007-6 Concerning Hybrid Plans
May 7, 2007   ERIC Submits Comments to EBSA Regarding Concerns Raised about Interim Final Rule on QDROs
Jan 4, 2006   ERIC Submits Comments to Treasury on 409A Proposed Regulations
Dec 9, 2005   PBGC Issues “Fact Sheet” on Agency’s Deficit
Jun 29, 2005   Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Submits Administration's Concerns Re: Boehner Bill (HR 2830)
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Judiciary
Aug 7, 2006   Seventh Circuit Reverses District Court in Cooper
 
Others
Apr 29, 2004   IASB Exposure Draft Amendments to IAS 19 Employee Benefits Actuarial Gains and Losses, Group Plans and Disclosures
 
Legislative Documents
May 29, 2007   Congress Approves Pension Provisions in Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill
Aug 4, 2006   Pension Protection Act Passes Congress
Jul 31, 2006   Paginated Table of Contents for HR 4 Prepared by ERIC
Oct 3, 2005   House Education & Workforce Committee Pension Report
Sep 7, 2005   ERIC: Revised HELP Committee Bill
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Regulatory Documents
Sep 10, 2007   IRS Extends Deadline for Section 409A Compliance
May 23, 2007   Treasury, IRS Release Proposed Mortality Table Regulations
May 23, 2007   IRS Issues Corrections to Section 415 Regulations
May 14, 2007   ERIC Chart on Employee Benefits and Compensation Regulatory Schedule
Apr 4, 2007   IRS, Treasury Release Final Section 415 Regulations
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