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Pension benefits, from either public or private plans, should not be reduced as a result of Social Security benefits.
Federal laws require most public retirement plans to treat spouses, former spouses, and surviving spouses more equitably.
The laws governing state and local retirement funds should be amended where necessary to provide surviving and divorced spouses of public retirees with at least the same protections that the Employ
Customarily defined-benefit plans pay benefits only to workers and their surviving spouses.
People in kinship care situations and others with an insurable interest in a beneficiary should be permitted to share in or receive survivor benefits from private defined-be
Under certain limited conditions, employers can reclaim excess assets from defined-benefit (DB) retirement plans.
Current limits and penalty taxes on employer reversions should be maintained.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects workers and ensures that they receive defined-benefit (DB) pension benefits even if their employers go bankrupt.
In 1974, Congress passed protections for individuals in private retirement and health insurance plans.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) should be interpreted and implemented to give participants and beneficiaries full leg