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June 21, 2005 Retirement Plans Get New Safeguards In response to a wave of lawsuits, a growing number of companies are hiring outside consultants to oversee the handling of company stock held in

June 20, 2005 House to Mark Up Pension Bill This Week The House Education and the Workforce Employer-Employee Subcommittee will mark up Education and the Workforce Chairman John Boehner’s (R–Ohio)

June 17, 2005 Senate Democrats Pledge to Work With GOP on Pensions Bill Democratic senators emerged from a meeting yesterday with business and labor leaders pledging to work with Republican chairmen

June 16, 2005 Boehner Defends Pension Bill Against Variety of Attacks House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (R–Ohio) yesterday defended his bill to overhaul the pension

June 15, 2005 Study Puts Business Bankruptcy Rates Higher Business bankruptcy rates are up to nine times higher than government data show, according to a study released today that asserts the new

June 14, 2005 Cost Estimate Sought for Asbestos Litigation Bill Rep. Ernest Istook (R–Okla.) yesterday asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare a cost estimate of the Senate Judiciary

June 13, 2005 Committee to Hold Hearing on Pension Laws The House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on comprehensive legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s

June 10, 2005 Pension Investigating Unit Criticized Before Panel The Labor Department unit charged with investigating pension fraud lacks the staff and financial expertise to do its job efficiently

June 9, 2005 Boehner, Johnson Planning to Unveil Long-awaited Pension Measure Today Two House members today plan to introduce comprehensive pension legislation that includes proposals that previously

June 8, 2005 Tighter Rules Urged for Pension Plans Congress should tighten and clarify rules requiring employers to fund traditional pension plans, the head of Congress’s Government Accountability