Link: https://www.ai-cio.com/news/pension-relief-plan-covid-19-stimulus-bill-passes-house/
Excerpt:
On Saturday, a measure to give troubled multiemployer pension plans assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) passed the House of Representatives, as part of a larger $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package from President Joe Biden.
The federal stimulus package, which includes $1,400 checks for many Americans and increased funding for vaccines, also holds the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 (EPPRA), an update to the Butch Lewis Act. It’s a bill that lawmakers expect will help stabilize the multiemployer pension plans that are in danger of insolvency.
Of the more than 10 million multiemployer plan participants, about 1.3 million are in plans that will soon run out of money.
Author(s): Sarah Min
Publication Date: 1 March 2021
Publication Site: ai-CIO