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• Unions Say Next Virus Relief Package Needs Pension Reform

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an April 15 Law360 article about union pension funds and coronavirus relief legislation.

• Intel Case, DOL Rule Could Build ERISA Shield For Employers

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Dec. 3 Law360 article about whether the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Department of Labor will enable businesses to cut workers’ deadlines for filing ERISA class actions. Deadlines could be cut in half simply by sending an email.

• Companies Race to Dump Pensions

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Aug. 7 Axios story about big companies racing to dump pensions.

• As Pensions Fail, Congress Ponders, and Career Savings Evaporate

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a July 21 Morning Call(Allentown, Pennsylvania) story about a proposed bill under which the Treasury Department would offer low-interest loans to some of the nation's most underfunded multi-employer pension plans. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the legislation next week. 

• Trump Treasury Backtracks On Lump-Sum Pension Rules Meant To Protect Retirees

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 7 Forbes article about the Trump Treasury and how it is backtracking on lump sum pension rules meant to protect retirees.

• Multiemployer Plan Rescue Plot 'Distributes Pain Equitably'

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in Nov. 21 Law360 article about the impending deadline for lawmakers to devise a strategy to save the multi-employer pension system.

• With Pension Plan Out of Money, Diocese Retirees Worry

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 12 Minnesota Public Radio “NewsCut” story about the cancellation of the Diocese of La Crosse's pension program.

• Lay Employees Lament Diocese of La Crosse's Decision to End Their Pension Plan

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 10 Leader-Telegram article about the Diocese of La Crosse's decision to end their pension plan and how it will affect lay employees.

• Companies are Using Tax Savings to Fund Pensions. Whether This Helps Workers is Debatable

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Feb. 6 Cleveland.com article about companies that are using tax savings to help fund pensions, and whether this actually helps workers.

• New Tax Law’s Equity Grant Rule Not Too Useful for Startups

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Feb. 1 Bloomberg BNA story about the new tax law’s equity grant rule.
  
  
  

• Hospital Workers’ Pension Plan On Life Support

  Norman Stein, JD, professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Oct. 10 Rhode Island Public Radio story on a pension fund for hospital workers that appears to be running out of money.

• What Counts as a Church? Supreme Court Pension Case Asks Important Question

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 28 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) article about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and how rules that were put in place for employees of religious institutions are being stretched and taken advantage of by other groups.

• Devil in the Details as Justices Mull Church Pension Cases

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed in a March 27 NPR story about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and how rules that were put in place for employees of religious institutions are being stretched and taken advantage of by other groups. He was also quoted in a similar story in Bloomberg BNA on March 25. 

• Retirees Question DuPont Pension Funding

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in The News Journal on Feb. 6 about DuPont’s pension plan funding.
  

• Advocate Health Care and Religious Exemptions to ERISA

  Norman Stein, PhD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Dec 12 story in The Atlantic about the upcoming Supreme Court cast Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, which involves retirement benefits for workers affiliated with religious institutions. The story was also picked up by Politomix and Pensions & Investments.

• Ahead of Merger, DuPont Retirees Worry for Their Pensions

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in The News Journal on Sept. 26 regarding the DuPont merger and pension worries of retirees.

• Just Born, Maker of Peeps, Says Pension Fight Jeopardizes Bethlehem Plant

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Sept. 12 The Morning Call story about pension plan rules and the impact of the unions influence.

• Teamsters Pensioners Still Looking at Pennies on The Dollar in Retirement

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a July 5 Minneapolis Star Tribune story about efforts to mitigate central states' pension woes.

• When Your 401(k) is Better For Your Employer

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a June 5 New York Times story about companies manipulating retirement plans to protect themselves from class-action lawsuits.

• North Carolina Treasurer Will Run State Pension While Serving On Corporate Boards

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 9 International Business Times story about the ethics surrounding North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell, who will be paid by two corporations to sit on their boards, in addition to her government salary.

• Who Will Do Right by the Teamsters' Broken Pension Promises?

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in Kansas City Star story on March 19 about the retired Teamsters facing drastic cuts in their monthly pension checks.

• Companies are no Longer Allowed to Buy out Their Former Employees

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a July 14 Business Insider post about a move by the Treasury Department and the IRS to stop companies from paying lump-sum buyouts of retiree pension plans.
  

• A Small Victory in the War Over Pensions

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Al Jazeera America story on May 6 about pensions.

• Here’s a New Reason to Think Twice About Trading In Your Pension

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Thomas R. Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Reuters article on pensions on March 19 that was picked up by numerous outlets including TIME.com.

• Supreme Court Considers Retirement Plan Lawsuits

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an NPR “Marketplace” story on Feb. 24 about the U.S. Supreme Court considering retirement plan lawsuits.

• How to Lobby for a Better 401(k)

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on Feb. 20 about 401(k) retirement plans. He also was quoted on TheHill.com on Feb. 20 about excessive regulations for financial advisers. 

• Consulting as a Bridge Between Full-Time Work and Retirement

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a New York Times story on Feb. 7 about consulting and retirement.

• Your Retirement Fund Is Slowly Evaporating

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Vice News story on Dec. 11 about retirement funds. 

• Ditch a Super-Cheap 401(k) for an IRA? Sure, IRA Sellers Say

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal blog post on Dec. 4 about retirement savings.

• Learning to Make Work More Like Summer Camp

  Norman Stein, JD, a professor in the School of Law, was quoted in a New York Times story on July 18 about redefining retirement.

• Sandusky to Keep Pension Despite Conviction

  Norman Stein, a professor in the Earle Mack School of Law, was quoted in a Reuters story about Sandusky’s pension. It was picked up by a number of outlets, including the Chicago Tribune.