Pension Reform

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Traci Dority-Shanklin

A Hybrid Retirement Solution or Pension Reform?

Once upon a time, you could work 25 or 30 years for one employer or in one industry and expect to be rewarded for your loyalty and hard...

Traci Dority-Shanklin

What is the American Rescue Plan?

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. With a whopping price tag of $1.9 trillion, this legislation...

Traci Dority-Shanklin

MPRA Regulations and Pension Reform

We cannot point to one thing that has contributed to our current multiemployer pension fund crisis. Still, one thing is clear — all of ...

Traci Dority-Shanklin

The ABCs of the Pension Crisis

There is a growing pension crisis in America. Anyone who’s been listening to the podcast has heard my guests talk about the 130 defined ...

Traci Dority-Shanklin

The Pension Crisis: How We Got Here

The Central States Pension Fund (CSPF) serves 400,000 workers and retirees, but it’s expected to become insolvent by 2025. Before the ...

Traci Dority-Shanklin

Pension Reform and the Butch Lewis Act

Ten million hard-working Americans participate in multiemployer plans. Approximately, 10% or one million of these plan holders belong to...