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Outlawing Pension-Funding Shortfalls, Eric D. Chason
Outlawing Pension-Funding Shortfalls, Eric D. Chason
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Before ERISA, employees faced a large risk that their employers would default or renege on pension obligations. By creating a federal guarantor of pensions (the PBGC), ERISA has greatly reduced this risk. All else being equal, low-risk pensions are worth more to employees but cost more to provide. Congress has never had a coherent policy on who should pay for these extra costs. Moreover, legal scholars have failed to create a theoretical framework for dealing with these costs, focusing instead on the supposed "moral hazard" that the PBGC guaranty creates. This Article inserts itself into the scholarly vacuum, asserting that …
Settlements And Waivers Affecting Pension Benefits Under Erisa, Eric D. Chason
Settlements And Waivers Affecting Pension Benefits Under Erisa, Eric D. Chason
Faculty Publications
Waivers affecting pension benefits may be entered into as part of a controversy (for example, a settlement agreement) or in isolation (for example, a disclaimer). Under current law, however, it is unclear how these waivers fit within the protections of ERISA, particularly the antialienation rule. Courts have generally honored settlement agreements so long as they are procedurally fair to participants. However, the antialienation rule looms in the background. The IRS and Treasury, in contrast, have focused on waivers outside the settlement context, prohibiting participants from making them but allowing beneficiaries to do so if the waiver satisfies gift-tax rules for …
Pre-Retirement Qualified Plan Pay-Outs Under Erisa, Harry V. Lamon, John W. Lee
Pre-Retirement Qualified Plan Pay-Outs Under Erisa, Harry V. Lamon, John W. Lee
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No abstract provided.
Erisa's "Bad Boy": Forfeiture For Cause In Retirement Plans, John W. Lee
Erisa's "Bad Boy": Forfeiture For Cause In Retirement Plans, John W. Lee
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No abstract provided.
Credited Service After Erisa, John W. Lee
The "Elaborate Interweaving Of Jurisdiction": Labor And Tax Administration And Enforcement Of Erisa And Beyond, John W. Lee
The "Elaborate Interweaving Of Jurisdiction": Labor And Tax Administration And Enforcement Of Erisa And Beyond, John W. Lee
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No abstract provided.