EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24, 2022
The Entire Keightley & Ashner Team Has Joined The Wagner Law Group
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Sponsors Urged to Scrutinize What is Covered by Recordkeepers’ Cyber Insurance
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Keightley & Ashner LLP is mourning the passing of founding partner Jim Keightley
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ARTICLE:
PBGC’s Claimed Global Reach: A Practical Guide for Navigating Through the Uncertainty
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Elliot Raff Examines the Benefits of Employee Stock Ownership Plans With Business Insider’s Robin Kavanagh
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ANALYSIS:
Assuming Additional Responsibilities for Retirees Is Rife with Questions
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named 2021 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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CLIENT ALERT:
DOL’s Cybersecurity Guidance: Practical Pointers for Fiduciaries
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ARTICLE (Long Version):
Single-Employer Pension Plan Funding Relief: An Explanation for Non-Actuaries
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ARTICLE (Short Version):
Single-Employer Pension Funding Relief: A Primer for Non-Actuaries
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PRESENTATION:
Single Employer Pension Funding Relief and Legislative Initiatives
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CLIENT ALERT:
Untying the Knot: Making Sense of Guidance oMissing and Nonresponsive Participants (Part 2)
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CLIENT ALERT:
Untying the Knot: Making Sense of Guidance on Missing and Nonresponsive Participants (Part 1)
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PRESENTATION:
Non-Bankruptcy Distress Terminations: The “Business Continuation” Test
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CLIENT ALERT:
Distressed Employers Facing Skyrocketing Pension Contributions: A Non-Bankruptcy Solution
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PRESENTATION:
M&A Transactions; Employee Benefits Traps for the Unwary
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2020
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named 2020 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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News from the PBGC
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2019
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named 2019 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
‘Saint Constance’ Fixes the Unfixable as Patron of Lost Pensions
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PRESENTATION:
Dealing with PBGC Issues: A Practical Guide
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2018
ANNOUNCEMENT:
In Remembrance, Bill Beyer
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Jim Keightley and Harold Ashner named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 list in the field of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named to the 2018 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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2017
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Government Shutdown Wouldn’t Hinder Pension Insurer
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ARTICLE:
Mediation of PBGC Disputes: A New and Welcome Option
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Trump’s PBGC to Look at New Arbitration Rules
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Credit Quality Declines Won’t Trigger Pension Insurer Review
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Financial Adviser Alert: Pension Insurer Wants Your Expertise
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named 2017 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Fate of Hospital Pensions Rests With Supreme Court
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Expands Scope of Early Warning Program
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC’s Guidance Ruffling Feathers of Sponsors on Early Warning Program
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2017 list in the field of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
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2016
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named 2016 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
De-Risking and Rescue Plan Petitions Expected to Rise
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Despite Systemic Problems at PBGC, Advocate Optimistic About Agency Change
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
In Remembrance, Stan Hecht
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2015
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
IRS’s W. Thomas Reeder to Be Nominated To Lead PBGC; Potential Pick Lauded
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named 2015 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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ARTICLE:
Section 4062(e) Liability Reformed: A Summary and Analysis of the New Law
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Fiduciary Re-Proposal, Fee Disclosures On Deck for 2015; MEPs Wait in the Wings
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Multiemployer, 4062(e) Changes Enacted, And Now It’s Time to See How It Shakes Out
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2014
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Senate Passes Legislation on ERISA 4062(e); Bill May See Action in Lame Duck Session
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ARTICLE:
Section 4062(e) Liability In Transition: Planning For An Uncertain Future
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
ERISA Section 4062(e) Bill Approved By Senate Panel Would Change Liability Test
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC to Issue Guidance on ERISA 4062(e), Has Decided Not to Re-Propose Regulation
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Puts Reportable Changes Program on Hold
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
ERISA Accounts Useful for Paying Expenses In Plans, but Have Some Risks
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Execs Eagerly Awaiting Guidance from PBGC on Liability Issue
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CLIENT ALERT:
Threat of Federal Tax Liens Looms Over PBGC 4062(e) Downsizing Liability Cases
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Keightley & Ashner LLP Recognized as Premium Value Leader in 2014 BTI “Brand Elite” Report
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner and Linda Rosenzweig named 2014 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Plan Administrators Face Beneficiary Hurdles After IRS Windsor Guidance, Attorneys Say
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Eleventh Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Trustee Has No ERISA Claim for Pension Liability
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2013
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Pension Advocates Raise Questions About IRS Rulings on Church Plan Status
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
New PBGC Proposal Facing Stiff Resistance
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
If High Court Finds DOMA Unconstitutional, Plan Qualification at Stake, Attorney Says
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Church Pension Plan Status Being Tested by IRS, Class-Action Lawsuits
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Keightley & Ashner LLP Recognized in 2013 BTI “Brand Elite” Report
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner named 2013 Washington, DC, Super Lawyer
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Groups, Practitioners Say PBGC’s Rule on Reportable Events Is a Good Start
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Companies Continue to Feel PBGC’s Heat
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2012
ARTICLE:
PBGC Announces 4062(e) Enforcement Pilot Program: Who Will Qualify for Relief?
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Changes 4062(e) Enforcement; Financially Sound Plans Exempt, Agency Says
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Attorney Says Agency Examining 4062(e), Guidance Expected
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Softening Its Stance On 4062(e) Liability, Attorney Says
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner named 2012 Washington, DC, Super Lawyer
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Enforcing Facility Closure Rule Despite Promise to Revise It, Speakers Say
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Restructuring Experts Can Hold Pension Plans’ Future In Their Hands
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Launches Temporary Waiver of Unpaid Premium Penalties
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Opposes Termination of American Airlines Pension Plans
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Extends Interim Reporting Relief to 2012 Plan Years
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
ERISA Pension Protections Avoided Through Church Affiliation
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2011
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Employer Groups Ask PBGC to Cease Enforcement of 4062(e) Proposed Rule
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ARTICLE:
Healthcare Employers With Unaffordable Pension Plans: A Non-Bankruptcy Solution
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Provides Limited Relief Regarding Premium Penalties/Premium Elections
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CLIENT ALERT:
PBGC Issues First Appeals Decision on Downsizing Liability
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Corporate Transactions Can Trigger Liability Under PBGC Regulations, Practitioner Says
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner named 2011 Washington, DC, Super Lawyer
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Jim Keightley testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Benefit Practitioners Suggest Candidates For President’s Regulatory Review Initiative
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2010
QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Says It Will Forgo Rulemaking Related to the Timing of Annuity Purchases
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Proposes Clarifying Downsizing Liability Rule
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PRESENTATION:
Researching PBGC Issues: The Basics and Beyond
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PRESENTATION:
Dealing with PBGC: A Practical Guide
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Senators ‘Express Concern’ to PBGC About Rejecting Certain Premium Filings
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
$34 Billion Shortfall Estimate Sparks Renewed Talk of Taxpayer Help for PBGC
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Seeing Increase in Litigation Against Agency by Participants, Official Says
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Plan Sponsors Make Many Mistakes In Premium Filings, PBGC Speaker Says
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Immediate and Long-Term Deadlines Face Both Employers, Health Plans Under Reform
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ARTICLE:
A Non-Bankruptcy Solution for Resolving Unaffordable Pension Liabilities
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner named 2010 Washington, DC, Super Lawyer
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Reportable Events Rule Would Interfere With Credit Marketplace, Commenters Say
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2009
ARTICLE:
Start Preparing for Increased Reporting to PBGC
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Plays a Stronger Hand in Economy Weakened by Frequent Bankruptcies
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Proposes to Eliminate ‘Most’ Automatic Waivers and Filing Extensions
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Rules for Standard Terminations Leave Questions for Future Guidance, Speaker Says
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CLIENT ALERT:
Distressed Employers Facing Skyrocketing Pension Contributions: A Non-Bankruptcy Solution
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Experts Offer Tips on What PBGC Needs
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Bill Takes PBGC Chief out of the Hiring Loop
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Developing Proposed Regulation On Downsizing Liability Section of ERISA
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ARTICLE:
Small Plans with Missed Quarterlies: PBGC Drops Reporting Waiver
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ARTICLE:
Small Plans with End-of-Year Valuation Dates: PBGC Premium Deadline Looms
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner named 2009 Washington, DC, Super Lawyer
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Attorneys Discuss Effect Kennedy Decision Might Have on Drafting of Plan Documents
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CLIENT ALERT:
Downsizing Employers with Ongoing Pension Plans May Face an Immediate and Significant PBGC Liability
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ARTICLE:
Planning a Standard Termination—A Checklist for Practitioners
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Issues PPA Guidance on Applying Minimum Lump Sum Changes in Standard Terminations
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Hangs Hat on Investment Policy as Strategy to Survive Market Turmoil
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2008
PRESENTATION:
Working with the PBGC—A Practical Business Guide for Consultants
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ARTICLE:
Surprise—You Just Missed a PBGC Reporting Deadline!
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ARTICLE:
Beware of PBGC “Downsizing Liability!”
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Implements Variable-Rate Premium Changes
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ARTICLE:
Analysis of PBGC’s Final Rule Implementing Variable-Rate Premium Changes
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Senior Legal Advisor Stan Hecht Joins Keightley & Ashner
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Harold Ashner named 2008 Washington, DC, Super Lawyer
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
PBGC Announces New Investment Policy
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Investment Policy on PBGC’s Agenda; Practitioners Call for More Aggressive Mix
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2007
ARTICLE:
PBGC Issues PPA Transitional Guidance: Minimum Lump Sums
and Standard Terminations
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PRESENTATION:
A Practical Guide to Dealing with PBGC Issues
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Practitioners Call for Careful Implementation To Avoid Standard
Termination Timing Traps
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ARTICLE:
Analysis of PBGC’s Proposed Variable-Rate Premium Changes
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Issues Guidance on Premium Penalty Waivers: Practitioners Beware!
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Reportable Events: Traps for the Unwary
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2006
ARTICLE:
PPA Lump Sum Amendments in Standard Terminations: Watch Out!
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ARTICLE:
PBGC’s Final Rule on Liability for Facility Shutdowns Affects Downsizing Employers
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Mandates Premium E-Filing
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PRESENTATION:
Understanding the PBGC’s Role in Corporate Transactions
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Pensions in Peril Over Church Exemptions, from The New York Times (May 2, 2006, page 1)
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
US Pension Reform Set to Miss Deadline
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PRESENTATION:
Practical Pointers on PBGC Premiums
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QUOTED IN THE MEDIA:
Funding Reform Warning
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COMMENT:
PBGC Liability Assumptions
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ARTICLE:
Dealing with the PBGC
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2005
ARTICLE:
Pensions, Bankruptcy, and the PBGC
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Updates its “Termination Liability” Mortality Assumptions
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Proposes to Update its Mortality Assumptions
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Moves Toward Mandatory E-Filing With New Regulations
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ARTICLE:
PBGC Proposes Alternative Liability Calculation for Facility Shutdown
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