Recently in Retirement and Pensions
This hearing, held in San Francisco, CA, further examined how the current financial crisis is impacting pension funds and workers’ directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans.
Witnesses:
- Shlomo Benartzi, Ph.D. » Professor UCLA Anderson School of Management Los Angeles, CA
- Steve Carroll » Retiree Petaluma, CA
- Mark Davis » Partner Kravitz Davis Sansone Encino, CA
- Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D. » Professor University of California at Berkeley
- Roberta Quan » Retiree Richmond, CA
- Tif Joyce » President Joyce Financial Management Sebastopol, CA
This hearing examined how the current financial crisis is impacting pension funds and workers’ directed retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plans. According to a recent poll by the Associated Press, more than half of all Americans are worried that the ongoing financial crisis will force them to postpone retirement.
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Witnesses:
- Jerry Bramlett » CEO BenefitStreet, Inc.
- Dr. Teresa Ghilarducci » Professor of Economic Policy Analysis The New School for Social Research
- Dr. Peter Orszag » Director Congressional Budget Office
- Jack VanDerhei » Research Director Employee Benefit Research Institute
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Dr. Christian Weller »
Associate Professor of Public Policy
University of Massachusetts-Boston Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
This hearing explored options to safeguard promised retiree health benefits. With insurance premiums skyrocketing and companies looking to cut expenses, an increasing number of companies have been rolling back or eliminating promised retiree health benefits.
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Witnesses:
- C. William Jones » Chairman ProtectSeniors.org
- Bill Kadereit » President National Retiree Legislative Network
- David Lillie » Retiree Raytheon Missile Systems Tucson, Arizona
- Scott Macey » Senior Vice President and Director of Government Affairs Aon Consulting, Inc.
- Norman Stein » Douglas Arant Professor of Law University of Alabama
- Dale Yamamoto » President and Founder Red Quill Consulting
- The Honorable Leon R. Sequeira » Assistant Secretary for Policy U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC
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William L. Carlson, Ph.D. »
Administrator
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC - Bruce Goldstein » Executive Director Farmworker Justice Washington, DC
- Javier Riojas » Attorney/Branch Manager Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Eagle Pass, Texas
- John Young » Past Executive Director New England Apple Council Goffstown, New Hampshire
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Dr. Andrew Sum »
Director/Professor
Center for Labor Market Studies
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts - Bill Beardall » Director Equal Justice Center Austin, Texas
- Michael Calabrese » Vice President New America Foundation
- Lynn D. Dudley » Vice President for Retirement Policy American Benefits Council
- J. Mark Iwry » Nonresident Senior Fellow Brookings Institution
- David John » Senior Research Fellow Heritage Foundation
- Pamela Perun » Policy Director The Aspen Institute
- Michael Stapley » President and CEO Deseret Mutual
- Norman Stein » Professor University of Alabama School of Law
- Lilly Ledbetter » Plaintiff in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Former Goodyear Employee
- Wade Henderson » President and CEO Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
- Prof. Deborah Brake » University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Neal D. Mollen » On Behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce
Due to technical difficulties, approximately 20 minutes of audio is missing from the webcast.
- Congressman Dale Kildee » 5th Congressional District of Michigan
- Kevin O’Connor » Assistant to the General President International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Washington, D.C.
- Wayne Seybold » Mayor Marion, Indiana
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Paul Nunziato »
Police Officer
NY/NJ Port Authority
Vice President
Police Benevolent Association (PBA) New York City, New York - Professor William Banks » Syracuse University Syracuse, New York
- R. Theodore Clark, Jr. » Partner Seyfarth Shaw, LLP Chicago, Illinois
- Neil Reichenberg » Executive Director International Public Management Association for Human Resources Arlington, Virginia
- John Prater » President Air Line Pilots Association Denver, Colorado
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Scott Macey »
Senior Counsel
Aon Consulting
Representing the American Benefits Council Washington, D.C. -
Judy Mazo, Sr. »
Vice President and Director of Research
Segal Company
Representing the National Multiemployer Coordinating Committee for Pension Plans Washington, D.C. - Sal Tripodi » President-Elect (2006-07) American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Barbara Bovbjerg » Director for Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington, D.C.
- Matthew Hutcheson » President and Founder Pension Dynamics Corporation Tigard, Oregon
- Stephen Butler » President and Founder Pension Dynamics Corporation Contra Costa County, CA
- Robert Chambers, Esq. » Partner, Helms, Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC Chairman, American Benefits Council