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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

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A quick definition of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA):

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA): A law made in 1974 that created new rules for how companies manage retirement plans for their employees. This law was made because many people lost their retirement money when their company went bankrupt. ERISA made it so that employees have to be told important information about their retirement plan, like how much money they need to put in and how long they have to work before they can retire. Companies also have to make sure they have enough money to pay for their employees' retirement. If a company can't pay, the government has a special agency called the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) that will help pay for the retirement plan.

A more thorough explanation:

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a law that sets standards for privately-sponsored employee retirement plans. It was created to prevent situations where employees lost their retirement benefits due to mismanagement of funds, such as the Studebaker collapse of 1963.

ERISA requires employers to provide certain information to employees about their retirement plans, including how much they need to contribute and how long they need to work before they can claim benefits. Employers are also required to have funding systems in place to support their pension plans, and pension plan managers have new fiduciary duties.

One important aspect of ERISA is the creation of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which is a government agency that ensures payments to employees for certain pension plans if the employer becomes insolvent.

For example, if an employee works for a company for 20 years and contributes to their pension plan, they can expect to receive retirement benefits once they reach a certain age. ERISA ensures that the employer has a funding system in place to support the pension plan and that the employee is informed about the details of their plan.

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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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[] baddestbunny
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23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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