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Congressional and regulatory activities in the pension and benefits arena.(Federal Focus)
Since the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA, PL. 109-280), the tide of federal legislation affecting pension and benefits in the public sector has slowed considerably To be sure, Congress continues to work on related issues, including a PPA technical corrections measure, fee disclosure legislation currently directed at defined contribution plans that are covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and genetic non-discrimination legislation, just to name a few. But much more of the recent activity affecting public pension systems and state and local governments on the pension and benefits front has come in the form of federal ...
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