Retirement Plans, Benefits & Savings
Subtopics
Retirement Savings
The Department of Labor launched a Retirement Savings Education Campaign in July 1995. On the fifth anniversary of the campaign, the Department unveiled its new campaign logo and slogan, "Saving Matters."
DOL has a toll-free Publication Hotline (1-866-275-7922) to distribute publications geared to educating participants and employers about saving and protecting their benefits.
The Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997, known as the "SAVER Act," directed the Department of Labor to continue its series of outreach programs on retirement savings. The SAVER Act also directed DOL to convene a National Summit on Retirement Savings co-hosted by the White House and Congress. The first summit was held on June 4-5, 1998. Please see www.saversummit.dol.gov for more information on the summits.
DOL Web Pages on This Topic
The Small Business Retirement
Savings Advisor
Provides information to help small business owners
understand their retirement savings options and determine which program is most
appropriate for their needs.
Retirement
Solutions For Small Employers
Provides information on retirement plan
options including Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs) and other choices.
Top 10 Ways
to Prepare for Retirement
Provides information on assessing your pension
needs, tax-sheltered savings plans, and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).
Protect
Your Pension: A Quick Reference Guide
Provides an overview of the
federal rules that protect pension plans, including ten warning signs that your
401(k) contributions are being misused.
Women and Retirement
Savings
Provides information for women about preparing and saving for
retirement.
What You Should Know
About Your Retirement Plan
Provides information to help answer many of
the most common questions about pension plans.
Work Changes
Require Health Choices (Español)
Provides information on
making health care decisions when your work life changes.