Press Release Archive – 2000

How do the candidates compare on retirement issues?   Retirement Issues   |   Health Issues (October 2000)

American Benefits Council Addresses DOL’s New ERISA Claims Regulations (November 21, 2000)

New summary of Council comments to 1998 proposed regulations now available on the web (November 16, 2000)

Congressional, Presidential election outcomes to have major effect on employee benefits (November 6, 2000)

House to vote today on tax relief package containing retirement savings reform bill (October 26, 2000)

Still Alive: Retirement Savings Bill Remains on Congressional “To-do” List (October 20, 2000)

Council Lays Out Stock Plan Agenda in House Hearing Testimony (October 12, 2000)

American Benefits Council Opposes Norwood-Ashcroft Proposal (October 10, 2000)

Survey says policymakers fail to understand full impact of actions (October 3, 2000)

Employers express concern for pension, health policy priorities in Harris survey (October 2, 2000)

American Benefits Council Responds to Norwood “Dear Colleague” Charges (September 21, 2000)

American Benefits Council Unveils New Name, Results of Harris Survey on the Future of Benefits Policy (September 21, 2000)

Survey Results, New Name Highlight APPWP Briefing on September 21 (September 14, 2000)

APPWP Applauds Unanimous Senate Finance Vote as Important Step Toward Pension Bill Enactment (September 7, 2000)

APPWP Briefing Set for September 21 - Looking at the Future of Benefits Policy (September 6, 2000)

APPWP Staff Available to Discuss Pension Reform Bill Senate Will Consider Next Week (August 31, 2000)

APPWP Letter Urges Senate to Pass H.R. 1102 (August 18, 2000)

Cash Balance Conversion Benefit Plateaus Are Not Age Discriminatory (July 28, 2000)

APPWP Unveils Analysis of New Senate GOP Patients’ Bill of Rights Liability Provisions (July 20, 2000)

House Victory on Retirement Savings Bill Builds Momentum for Enactment (July 19, 2000)

List of Diverse Organizations Supporting H.R. 1102, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (July 19, 2000)

How Employees Benefit Under H.R. 1102, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (July 19, 2000)

Facilitate Flexible Phased Retirement Plans,APPWP Urges DOL ERISA Working Group (July 17, 2000)

APPWP President James Klein’s Testimony Before Working Group on Phased Retirement (July 17, 2000)

APPWP Lauds Committee Approval of Comprehensive Pension Reform Bill (July 13, 2000)

APPWP Congratulates Grassley & Pomeroy on Introduction of Phased Retirement Bill (July 12, 2000)

Bipartisan Pension Reform Will Increase Pension Coverage and Boost Savings (July 11, 2000)

APPWP Applauds ERISA Reform Efforts in Boehner Bills (June 26, 2000)

APPWP Welcomes Supreme Court’s Ruling That HMO Did Not Act as ERISA Fiduciary (June 12, 2000)

APPWP Urges Senate Aging Committee to Avoid Harsh Cash Balance Legislation (June 5, 2000)

Quick Signature of House-Passed Bill on Employee Stock Plans Urged by APPWP (May 3, 2000)

APPWP Representatives Available to Discuss Cash Balance Plans, Impact of Shareholder Vote (April 24, 2000)

APPWP Joins Senate HELP Panel in Call to Delete Pension Waiver Provision from Bankruptcy Bill (April 13, 2000)

APPWP “Looks to the Future” to Solve the Social Security Problem (April 7, 2000)

APPWP Urges Senate Aging Panel to Facilitate Flexible Phased Retirement - Arrangements (March 29, 2000)

APPWP Lauds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill Safeguarding Employee Stock Ownership Plans (March 29, 2000)

Sharing the Wealth Through Stock Options - Facts & Figures (March 27, 2000)

Stock Ownership by Employees Who Are Non-Exempt Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (March 27, 2000)

APPWP Welcomes DOL Extension and Guidance for Filing of 1999 Form 5500 (March 23, 2000)

APPWP: Patients’ Bill of Rights Compromise on ERISA is Dangerous and Bizarre (March 22, 2000)

APPWP Urges House Panel to Provide Incentives for Broad-Based Employee Stock Ownership Plans (March 16, 2000)

APPWP Lauds Important Step Forward for Comprehensive Pension Reform (March 8, 2000)

APPWP Tells House: FLSA Modernization Is Needed to Safeguard Trend Toward Broad-Based Stock Ownership (March 2, 2000)

Unlike Texas Health Liability Law, H.R. 2990 Will Open Employers to Lawsuits Warns APPWP (February 10, 2000)

APPWP Calls on DOL to Withdraw Stock Option Plan Opinion Letter (January 31)

APPWP Finds Hope and Frustration in State of the Union Health and Pension Proposals (January 28, 2000)

APPWP Comments to IRS on Cash Balance Plans: Plans and Conversions Are Not Age Discriminatory (January 20, 2000)

APPWP Letter Urges Hill to Cease Support of Sanders' Mandated Choice Pension Bill (January 18, 2000)

The Employer's View - Clinton's Health Insurance Initiative Inconsistent with Patients' Rights Bill (January 12, 2000)

DOL Letter Adding Stock Option Gains to Hourly Employees' Pay Rates May Kill Plans (January 11, 2000)