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On June 25, 2018, the Chamber, along with several other trade assoicaitons, signed a joint letter to Employee Benefits Security Administration Assistant Secretary Preston Rutledge regarding missing and unresponsive participants.
The General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a guidance memo...
A broad coalition of trade associations and other industry groups, including the U.S. Chamber, on June 13 filed a petition...
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE & UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOLVENCY OF MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS FOR THE HEARING ON: EMPLOYER PERSPECTIVES ON MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS More than 96% of Chamber member companies have fewer than 100 employees, and many of the nation’s largest companies are also active members. We are therefore cognizant not only of the challenges facing smaller businesses, but also those facing the business community at large.
On Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report titled The Multiemployer Pension Plan Crisis: Businesses and Jobs at Risk. The report outlines the multiemployer pension plan crisis and what it will mean for employers, participants and beneficiaries, as well as the U.S. economy in general.
Defined benefit pension plans have long been favored for retirement because they promise a guaranteed level of income and don’t require individuals to manage assets...
A recent vote at Boeing’s North Charleston, SC, plant is likely to provide the NLRB an opportunity to clarify its position on micro-unions.
This letter was sent to all members of the Senate in support of the nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”).
Several recent reports on the multiemployer pension system have underscored the depth of the financial crisis facing these plans.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on May 5 confirmed that the agency intends to proceed with a joint employer rulemaking.
