Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Milliman Sees Pension Funding Fall
By staff WriterDefined benefit pension plans saw asset decreases of $41 billion and liability increases of $14 billion in May, the steepest decline in pension funding status in almost a year, Milliman Inc., Seattle, reports.
May 19, 2010
H.R. 4123: House Loopholes Bill Includes Pension Funding ChangesThe new version of H.R. 4123, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act bill, includes provisions that would change defined benefit pension plan funding rules.
April 19, 2010
EBSA Official: We Can Bend On Pension FundingThe Obama administration can support the idea of giving defined benefit pension plan sponsors a little more time to meet plan funding obligations.
April 16, 2010
Leveling The Playing Field With Turn-key Deferred Comp SolutionsIn the past, when small to mid-sized companies tried to effectively compete with larger businesses for top talent, nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQDC) were off the table or very expensive to implement and informally fund.
April 15, 2010
Leveling The Playing Field With Turn-key Deferred Comp SolutionsIn the past, when small to mid-sized companies tried to effectively compete with larger businesses for top talent, nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQDC) were off the table or very expensive to implement and informally fund.
March 24, 2010
Employers Push For Looser Pension Funding RulesIf Congress keeps the current laws in place, many employers that sponsor defined benefit pension plans will have to make big contributions to the plans April 1.
March 24, 2010
Employers Push For Looser Pension Funding RulesIf Congress keeps the current laws in place, many employers that sponsor defined benefit pension plans will have to make big contributions to the plans April 1.
March 11, 2010
Senate Bill Extends COBRA Benefits, Pension Funding ReliefMembers of the Senate voted 62-36 Wednesday to pass H.R. 4213, a bill that includes a COBRA subsidy extension provision and defined benefit pension plan funding provisions.