Explaining the Law and Providing Self-Help Information for Low-Income Iowans
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Divorce and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
Women and Retirement Saving
(Separate Website)
Planning and saving for retirement may seem like a goal that’s far in the future. Yet saving, especially for retirement, should start early and continue throughout your lifetime. Here are four reasons why saving matters for women — and especially for you!
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
(Separate Website)
A website containing publications and resources dedicated to securing the long term financial security of women through education and advocacy.
Finding a Lost Pension
(Separate Website)
A guide to help people search for lost pensions from former employers.
FreeERISA.com
(Separate Website)
This website provides free access to pension and benefit data, including a database of Form 5500 filings that all pensions are required to file under federal law.
National Registry of Unclaimed Benefits Search Site
(Separate Website)
This website allows searches based on social security number.
Pension Search Program
(Separate Website)
Explains the Pension Search Program, which lists and locates people owed benefits from Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)-insured defined benefit pension plans that end.
Pensions, Mergers and Buyouts
With mergers like that of Maytag and Whirlpool, many employees and retirees of Iowa companies are wondering what can happen to their defined benefit plans.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Search Engine for People Who May Be Owed a Pension Benefit Without Knowing It
(Separate Website)
This website has a search engine to assist in locating people who may be owed a pension benefit without knowing it.
AFL-CIO Retirement Security
(Separate Website)
Webpages devoted to providing general information and resources on retirement security for union members.
Multi-Employer Insurance Programs of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(Separate Website)
This resource explains PBGC insurance protection for union multi-employer pension plans.
Multi-Employer Plans
(Separate Website)
A multiemployer plan is a collectively bargained plan maintained by more than one employer, usually within the same or related industries, and a labor union. These plans are often referred to as "Taft-Hartley plans"
A Spouse's Rights to Pensions in a Divorce
A pension earned during a marriage is considered a joint asset of the couple. During a divorce, special actions must be taken to divide this joint asset.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Divorce Orders
(Separate Website)
This resource general information to attorneys and other pension professionals on qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) submitted to PBGC after PBGC trustees set up a plan.
QDROs: The Division of Pensions Through Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
(Separate Website)
Whether and how to divide a participant's interest in a pension plan are often important considerations in separation, divorce, and other domestic relations proceedings.
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheets and Publications on divorce and pension issues.
Benefits Link
(Separate Website)
General resources for pension and benefit issues
Department of Labor Pension Publications for Consumers
(Separate Website)
This page contains links to a number of relevant publications on pensions rights and issues.
Employee Benefit Research Institute
(Separate Website)
This website provides objective research and educational materials about retirement, pensions and benefit programs.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
This page contains links to a number of relevant fact sheets on pensions rights and issues.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pension Publications
(Separate Website)
This page contains links to a number of relevant publications on pensions rights and issues.
Pension Rights Center
(Separate Website)
The National Pension Assistance Resource Center is working to create a nationwide network of counseling and information services to ensure that everyone with a pension or retirement savings question or problem will have a place to go for help.
Pensions, Mergers and Buyouts
With mergers like that of Maytag and Whirlpool, many employees and retirees of Iowa companies are wondering what can happen to their defined benefit plans.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Protecting Your 401(K) Plan
The value of your 401(K) plan at retirement depends on the amount of contributions and how your investments perform. If the company does not make the contributions or if investment performance is poor, you could end up with less than you contributed.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Protecting Your Defined Benefit Plan
Several major company pensions have recently failed or have serious funding problems. Employees thus need to be more aware of the strength and security of their retirement plans.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
Survivor Benefits
In many cases, surviving spouses can continue to get pension benefits after the "participant" spouse (the one with the pension) dies.
By: Iowa Legal Aid
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