Tag: ERISA
At any given time, only about half of U.S. private sector workers are covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan. As a result, roughly one-third of households end up completely reliant on Social Security at retirement, while others move in and out of coverage throughout their careers and end up with only modest balances in a…
How important was the 1974 legislation compared to other factors? This year is the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), so Yale Law School professor John Langbein’s recent article “ERISA’s Role in the Demise of Defined Benefit Pension Plans” seemed timely. My view is that a lot of factors…
