Lame Duck Congress May Rush Pension Bill

December 4, 2014: Congress is nearing a vote on arguably the biggest change to private pension law in decades.

The proposed reforms would grant sweeping new authority to the trustees of some “deeply troubled” multi-employer pension plans to slash benefits promised to current retirees—something that’s illegal under existing law.

See what you can do to help head off this sneak attack.

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